Risk factors for mortality in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome after the Norwood procedure.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Several studies have reported mortality risk factors associated with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). However, these data are ambiguous and mainly focused on the independent effects of these factors. We examined both the independent and the cumulative effects of preoperative risk factors for poor outcome in patients undergoing the Norwood procedure. Moreover, we studied the risk factors associated with prolonged initial hospital stays in these patients.

Methods

We performed a retrospective national 18-year observational study of preoperative risk factors for 1 year, as well as total follow-up mortality or need for transplant in patients with HLHS (N = 99) born in Finland between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2021.

Results

Overall, one-year survival

SUBMITTER: Selenius S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10448988 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature