A systematic review of early motor interventions for infants with congenital heart disease and open-heart surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Motor development delay is the first neurodevelopmental impairment that becomes apparent in infants with congenital heart disease (CHD). Early interventions have addressed high-risk groups like infants born preterm, but little is known about interventions to improve motor outcome in CHD infants at risk of motor delay. The purpose of this review was to systematically review the literature on type and effect of motor intervention applied during the first year of life in infants with CHD following open-heart surgery.

Methods

Scoping searches were performed in May 2020 and April 2023 via MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane, PsycINFO, PEDro, and Scopus. The review included studies published in English from 2015 to 2022. Primary outcome was infants' motor development meas

SUBMITTER: Kaeslin R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10463862 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature