Interstage Weight Gain Is Associated With Survival After First-Stage Single-Ventricle Palliation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low birth and operative weight have been identified as risk factors for death after first-stage single-ventricle palliation. We hypothesize that weight gain after the first-stage operation is associated with transplant-free interstage survival to admission for the second-stage operation.

Methods

We used historical data from the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative database to conduct a longitudinal study to assess the association between weight gain and transplant-free interstage survival. The primary predictor was weight gain. The primary outcome was transplant-free survival. We constructed a repeated-measures logistic regression model using the general estimating equation method to examine the association between weight gain and transp

SUBMITTER: Evans CF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5886367 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature