Outcomes of Children with Unoperated Congenital Heart Disease Admitted to PICU-A Single-Center Experience

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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the outcomes of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) awaiting surgery admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) with acute illness.

METHODS: In this retrospective study from a single center, the outcomes of children up to 18 y of age with unoperated CHD admitted to PICU with acute illness and factors affecting the outcomes, were evaluated.

RESULTS: Fifty-eight (41 boys) children were included. Median age was 3.2 (1.5, 6) mo. Thirty-six (62%) children had acyanotic CHD (ACHD), and 22 (38%) had cyanotic CHD (CCHD). Most common ACHD was ventricular septal defect (n = 14; 38.8%) and CCHD was double-outlet right ventricle (n = 6; 27.2%). Twenty-four (41%) children underwent surgery - 10 (41.6%) palliative procedure and 14 (58.3%) corrective procedure. Hospital mortality was 50%. Of the operated children, 37.5% died and of the nonoperated children, 58.8% died. Type of the heart disease and surgical intervention was not associated with mortality (p = 0.27 and 0.11). Requirement of vasoactive agents was associated with increased mortality (p = 0.02). In children with ACHD, factors associated with mortality were lower score for weight for age (p = 0.03) and weight for length (p = 0.04), lower admission pH (p = 0.02), hemodynamic instability at admission (p = 0.002), and requirement of vasoactive agents (p = 0.04).

CONCLUSION: Children with unoperated CHD with acute illness have high morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis and surgical interventions in children with CHD are warranted.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: Trial Registration No. IECPG-571/21.10.2020.

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CommentIn: Indian J Pediatr. 2022 Nov;89(11):1063. - PMID 36063345

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:89

Enthalten in:

Indian journal of pediatrics - 89(2022), 11 vom: 10. Nov., Seite 1073-1078

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Banothu, Kiran Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Arvind [VerfasserIn]
Agarwal, Sheetal [VerfasserIn]
Sankar, Jhuma [VerfasserIn]
Kabra, S K [VerfasserIn]
Lodha, Rakesh [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute illness
Journal Article
Mortality
Surgical intervention
Unoperated congenital heart disease

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Date Completed 18.10.2022

Date Revised 04.11.2022

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Indian J Pediatr. 2022 Nov;89(11):1063. - PMID 36063345

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s12098-022-04083-6

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM337331693