ArticleJournal of the Saudi Heart Association2021
Complications After Surgical Repair of Congenital Heart Disease in Infants. An Experience From Tertiary Care Center.
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- Compressive bracing for pectus carinatum following congenital heart disease surgery in children: a retrospective cohort study.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Incidence of bloodstream infection after open-heart surgery with delayed sternal closure among children with congenital heart disease: a single-center retrospective study.BMC research notes · 2025Observational
- Comparative analysis of cardiac surgery outcomes in patients with congenital heart defects: a retrospective cohort study.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Article
- Growth pattern of children with congenital heart disease before and after open heart surgery.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Cardiomyocyte proliferation and regeneration in congenital heart disease.Pediatric discovery · 2024Article
- Magnitude and Risk Factors for Paediatric Congenital Heart Surgery Complication and its association with Patient Outcomes in the Cardiac Center of Ethiopia.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2024Article
- Original Article--Risk Factors for Neurological Complications and Short-term Outcomes After Pediatric Heart Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis.Journal of the Saudi Heart Association · 2024Article
- A primer for the student joining the congenital cardiac surgery service tomorrow: Primer 3 of 7.JTCVS open · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study aimed to describe the incidence and spectrum of postoperative complications in infants who underwent their first cardiac surgery for the repair of congenital heart diseases.
methodsThis is a single-center retrospective study. Data of infants admitted to King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center; Jeddah; Saudi Arabia, from January 2015 to December 2019 who underwent the first cardiac procedure for congenital heart disease at an age of less than 3 months, were analyzed. The primary outcome is the prevalence and spectrum of postoperative complications during hospitalization. Data were analyzed by using descriptive and analytical statistics using SAS software version 9.4.
resultsData of 130 procedures were analyzed. The most frequent procedure performed was the Norwood procedure (31.5%), aortic coarctation repair (13.8%), arterial switch operation (13%), and Blalock-Taussig and central shunts (10%). The overall postprocedural complications were reported in 96 (73.8%) of the procedures. The most frequent complications were prolonged postoperative mechanical ventilation (27%), pleural effusion (21%), excessive bleeding (19%), cardiac arrest (18%), and systemic infections (18%).
conclusionCardiac surgery for congenital heart disease in young infants has a substantial risk for postoperative complications. The high incidence of these complications in these cases makes necessary attention to prove the outcomes in the cardiac centers.
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