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[Surgical correction of congenital heart defects in infants and young children]
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Surgical outcomes for congenital heart disease in young children varied. Procedures for coarctation of the aorta and patent ductus arteriosus had no fatalities, while ventricular septal defects with high pulmonary hypertension showed higher mortality rates.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Congenital Heart Surgery
- Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care
Background:
- Congenital heart diseases (CHDs) are a significant cause of mortality in infants.
- Early surgical intervention is crucial for improving outcomes in pediatric patients.
- Complex CHDs often present with critical conditions requiring urgent surgical management.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the surgical treatment outcomes for various congenital heart diseases in children under three years of age.
- To identify specific CHDs with higher associated mortality risks in this pediatric cohort.
- To evaluate the effectiveness of surgical interventions in improving survival rates for critical pediatric cardiac conditions.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of surgical outcomes for 595 children under 3 years old.
- Categorization of patients based on specific congenital heart defect diagnoses.
- Documentation of mortality rates for each type of surgical cardiac repair.
Main Results:
- Zero mortality was observed in surgical corrections for coarctation of the aorta (9 cases), patent ductus arteriosus (312 cases), and pulmonary/aortic stenosis (7 cases).
- Atrial septal defect removal resulted in a 4.8% mortality rate (3 out of 62 patients).
- Ventricular septal defect repair in patients with high pulmonary hypertension had a 22.1% mortality rate (31 out of 140 patients), often in critical cases.
Conclusions:
- Surgical correction of simpler CHDs like coarctation of the aorta and patent ductus arteriosus demonstrates excellent survival rates in young children.
- More complex conditions, particularly ventricular septal defects with high pulmonary hypertension, carry significant surgical risks and higher mortality in critically ill infants.
- Surgical interventions for complicated CHDs are often last-resort measures for children in critical condition, highlighting the need for advanced pediatric cardiac critical care.
Abstract:
The results of surgical treatment of congenital heart diseases in 595 children under 3 years of age are generalized. There were no fatal outcomes after correction of coarctation of the aorta (9 cases), patent ductus arteriosus (312), pulmonary and aortic stenoses (7). Among 62 patients who underwent removal of an atrial septal defect 3 (4.8%) died. Operations were performed on 140 patients for a ventricular septal defect with high pulmonary hypertension, 31 (22.1%) of them died from various causes. Operations for complicated heart diseases were acts of despair in children whose condition was critical.