Critical care therapies pre- and post-heart transplant and their impact: Analysis from the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium.

Shriprasad R DeshpandeRobert GajarskiBibhuti DasWenying ZhangDavid PengAntonio CabreraKurt Schumacher

Published in: The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation (2024)

A diagnosis of CHD before HTx is associated with a greater use of ICU-specific therapies compared non-CHD cohort. Operative factors, particularly in patients with CHD, are independently associated with higher hospital mortality as was low transplant volume at the center. The study provides basis for further investigating ICU and operative factors that can be modified to improve transplant outcomes.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
heart failure
healthcare
left ventricular
risk factors
atrial fibrillation
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
adverse drug
data analysis