Risk factors for adverse neurocognitive outcomes in school-aged patients after the Fontan operation

OBJECTIVES: As the surgical results for Fontan candidates improve, much attention has been given to the long-term cognitive outcomes. This study aimed to assess the neurocognitive outcomes after Fontan completion, and to determine the factors associated with an extremely low intelligence quotient (IQ <70).

METHODS: A total of 70 local eligible school-aged patients were enrolled in the study (hypoplastic left heart syndrome, 17; right atrial isomerism, 15 and others, 38). Fontan operations were performed at a median age of 1.8 (range, 0.5-8.9) years (primary Fontan, 4 of 70 [6%]). The Wechsler Intelligence Test was taken at a median age of 9 (range, 5.1-14.4) years for the purpose of neurocognitive evaluation. Patients' data were collected from medical records, and a retrospective analysis of potential predictors for an IQ <70 was performed.

RESULTS: The median full-scale IQ (FSIQ) for the entire cohort was 85 (range, 43-118). Of the lower order composites, the perceptual reasoning index and the working memory index were significantly lower in low-FSIQ patients (P < 0.05). Overall, 15 of 70 (21%) of the cohort had an IQ <70. Univariate analysis identified three significant risk factors for FSIQ <70 (15 of 70, 21%): body weight <2.5 kg at initial palliative surgery (P < 0.05), low 5-min Apgar score <4 (P < 0.05) and inter-stage events requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) (P < 0.05). No other patient-specific factors (e.g. cardiac morphology) or modifiable surgical factors (e.g. the use of hypothermic cardiac arrest) were associated with FSIQ <70.

CONCLUSIONS: Low body weight (<2.5 kg) at initial operation, low 5-min Apgar score (<4) and inter-stage CPR were significant risk factors for impaired neurocognitive outcomes. An evolving strategy for preventing inter-stage CPR may improve cognitive outcomes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:44

Enthalten in:

European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery - 44(2013), 3 vom: 21. Sept., Seite 454-61; discussion 461

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sugimoto, Ai [VerfasserIn]
Ota, Noritaka [VerfasserIn]
Ibuki, Keijiro [VerfasserIn]
Miyakoshi, Chisato [VerfasserIn]
Murata, Masaya [VerfasserIn]
Tosaka, Yuko [VerfasserIn]
Yamazaki, Toru [VerfasserIn]
Sakamoto, Kisaburo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adverse effects
Fontan procedure
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Intelligence tests
Journal Article
Neurobehavioural manifestations
Right atrial isomerism

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 09.05.2014

Date Revised 15.08.2013

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/ejcts/ezt062

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM225163160