Outcome of cardiac surgery in patients with congenital heart disease in England between 1997 and 2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) is increasing worldwide and most of them will require cardiac surgery, once or more, during their lifetime. The total volume of cardiac surgery in CHD patients at a national level and the associated mortality and predictors of death associated with surgery are not known. We aimed to investigate the surgical volume and associated mortality in CHD patients in England.

Methods

Using a national hospital episode statistics database, we identified all CHD patients undergoing cardiac surgery in England between 1997 and 2015.

Results

We evaluated 57,293 patients (median age 11.9years, 46.7% being adult, 56.7% female). There was a linear increase in the number of operations performed per year from 1,717 in 1

SUBMITTER: Kempny A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5476245 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature