Neurodevelopmental outcomes after infant heart surgery for congenital heart disease: a hospital-based multicentre prospective cohort study from India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neurodevelopmental disability is a common long-term concern following surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD). Little information is available from low-resource environments where the majority of children with CHD are born. Several challenges in the CHD care continuum exist in such environments.

Methods

We followed 1346 infants who were operated for CHD using cardiopulmonary bypass from five paediatric cardiac programmes across India. The neurodevelopmental assessment was done using the Developmental Assessment Scale for Indian Infants (DASII) at 6 months after surgery.

Results

A total of 1145 (94.8%) infants were alive at 6 months and 127 (11.1%) were lost to follow-up. The mean age of participants at baseline was 5.2 (3.6) months. The mean motor develo

SUBMITTER: Raj M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11784172 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature