The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 162, Issue 6, December 2021, Pages 1838-1847.e4
Congenital: Perioperative ManagementAssociation between Z-score for birth weight and postoperative outcomes in neonates and infants with congenital heart disease
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Graphical abstract
Methods, main results, and implications of this study. This was a retrospective study using The Society of Thoracic Surgeons database to evaluate Z-score for birth weight as a predictor for mortality and postoperative complications in neonates who underwent congenital heart surgery.
Key Words
congenital heart disease
fetal growth restriction
Z-score for birth weight
postoperative outcomes
Abbreviations and Acronyms
AOR
adjusted odds ratio
CHD
congenital heart disease
CI
confidence interval
CPB
cardiopulmonary bypass
GA
gestational age
PLOS
postoperative hospital length of stay
STS
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
STS-CHSD
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database
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Funds from the Department of Cardiac Surgery and the Department of Pediatrics at University of California San Francisco were used to pay for the Participant User File (PUF) provided by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Dr Peyvandi is supported by the National Institutes of Health (K23 NS099422).
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