Outcomes and risk factors for cardiac surgery during pregnancy: a 13-year, two-centre, retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiac surgery during pregnancy is complex and has significant risks for mothers and infants. The clinical outcomes and risk factors for complications are largely unknown. This study aimed to analyse the outcomes of cardiac surgeries during pregnancy and to investigate the risk factors for maternal postoperative outcomes from the two largest referral centres for pregnant patients with complex cardiac disease in northern and southern China.

Methods

Retrospective data review and analysis were conducted on patients who underwent cardiac surgery during pregnancy at Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, and Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital from January 2010 to June 2023.

Results

In total, 140 pregnant women underwent cardiac surgery. The ma

SUBMITTER: Jing H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11635234 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature