The Pediatric Heart Network Residual Lesion Score Study: Design and objectives.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The Residual Lesion Score (RLS) was developed as a novel tool for assessing residual lesions after congenital heart operations based on widely available clinical and echocardiographic characteristics. The RLS ranks postoperative findings as follows: Class 1 (no/trivial residua), Class 2 (minor residua), or Class 3 (major residua or reintervention before discharge for residua). The multicenter prospective RLS study aims to analyze the influence of residual lesions on outcomes in common congenital cardiac operations. We hypothesize that RLS will predict postoperative adverse events, resource utilization, mortality, and reinterventions by 1 year postoperatively.

Methods

The study cohort consisted of infants aged ≤12 months undergoing definitive surgery for complete a

SUBMITTER: Nathan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7225045 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature