Timing of Cardiac Surgical Interventions and Postoperative Mortality in Children With Severe Congenital Heart Defects Across Europe: Data From the EUROlinkCAT Study.
Mads DamkjaerEster GarneMaria A LoaneStine Kjaer UrhojElisa BallardiniClara Cavero-CarbonellAlessio CoiLaura García-VillodreJoanne Emma GivenGissler MikaAnna HeinoSusan JordanElizabeth S LimbAmanda J NevilleAnna PieriniAnke RissmannJoachim TanIeuan ScanlonJoan K MorrisPublished in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2023)
There were no major differences among the 9 regions in the timing, 30-day postoperative mortality rate, and number of operations performed for sCHD. Despite an overall good prognosis for most congenital heart defects, some lesions were still associated with substantial postoperative death.