Cost of Pacing in Pediatric Patients With Postoperative Heart Block After Congenital Heart Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Surgical correction of congenital heart defects (CHDs) has improved the lifespan and quality of life of pediatric patients. The number of congenital heart surgeries (CHSs) in children has grown continuously since the 1960s. This growth has been accompanied by a rise in the incidence of postoperative heart block requiring permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation.

Objective

To assess the trends in permanent pacing after CHS and estimate the economic burden to patients and their families after PPM implantation.

Design, setting, and participants

In this economic evaluation study, procedure- and diagnosis-specific codes within a single-institution database were used to identify patients with postoperative heart block after CHS between January 1, 1960, and December

SUBMITTER: Mondal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10625035 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature