Predicting prolonged intensive care unit stay following surgery in adults with Tetralogy of Fallot.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As more patients with congenital heart disease survive into adulthood, the number of patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) has also increased. However, long-term sequelae are common, and most patients with TOF require surgical reintervention in adulthood. Prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stay is associated with poor long-term outcomes following cardiac surgery. This study aimed to investigate whether the PErioperative Adult Congenital Heart disease (PEACH) score can predict prolonged postoperative ICU stay in this population.

Methods

Of 1217 patients with congenital heart disease who were ≥18 years old at the time of surgery performed from February 2004 and August 2021, 145 consecutive patients with TOF who underwent right ventricular outflow tract procedures

SUBMITTER: Kuwahara Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11657711 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature