An Analysis of Hospital Mortality After Cardiac Operations in Children with Down Syndrome

Children with Down syndrome (DS) have lower mortality compared to non-syndromic (NS) children after atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) repair. Limited data exist regarding hospital mortality and utilization after other congenital heart disease (CHD) operations in DS. We compared hospital mortality and utilization after CHD operations in both populations and hypothesized that the survival benefit in children with DS is not consistent across CHD lesions. The Texas Inpatient Public Use Datafile was queried for all patients

Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - June 30, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Gurpreet S. Dhillon, Nancy S. Ghanayem, Christopher R. Broda, Seema R. Lalani, Carlos M. Mery, Lara S. Shekerdemian, Steven J. Staffa, Shaine A. Morris Tags: CONGENITAL – Original Submission Source Type: research