TY - JOUR
T1 - Hospital Mortality and Adverse Events Following Repair of Congenital Heart Defects in Developing Countries
AU - Bateson, Brian P.
AU - Deng, Luqin
AU - Ange, Brittany
AU - Austin, Erle
AU - Dabal, Robert
AU - Broser, Taylor
AU - Pennington, John
AU - Sivakumar, Sivalingam
AU - Lee, Cheul
AU - Truong, Nguyen Ly Thinh
AU - Jacobs, Jeffery P.
AU - Cervantes, Jorge
AU - Kirklin, James K.
AU - St. Louis, James
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2023/11
Y1 - 2023/11
N2 - Background: Mortality associated with the correction of congenital heart disease has decreased to approximately 2% in developed countries and major adverse events are uncommon. Outcomes in developing countries are less well defined. The World Database for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery was utilized to compare mortality and adverse events in developed and developing countries. Methods: A total of 16,040 primary procedures were identified over a two-year period. Centers that submitted procedures were dichotomized to low/middle income (LMI) and high income (HI) by the Gross National Income per capita categorization. Mortality was defined as any death following the primary procedure to discharge or 90 days inpatient. Multiple logistic regression models were utilized to identify independent predictors of mortality. Results: Of the total number of procedures analyzed, 83% (n = 13,294) were from LMI centers. Among all centers, the mean age at operation was 2.2 years, with 36% (n = 5,743) less than six months; 85% (n = 11,307) of procedures were STAT I/II for LMI centers compared with 77% (n = 2127) for HI centers (P <.0001). Overall mortality across the cohort was 2.27%. There was a statistical difference in mortality between HI centers (0.55%) versus LMI centers (2.64%) (P <.0001). After adjustment for other risk factors, the risk of death remained significantly higher in LMI centers (odds ratio: 2.36, 95% confidence interval: 1.707-3.27). Conclusion: Although surgical expertise has increased across the globe, there remains a disparity with some outcomes associated with the correction of congenital heart disease between developing and developed countries. Further studies are needed to identify specific opportunities for improvement.
AB - Background: Mortality associated with the correction of congenital heart disease has decreased to approximately 2% in developed countries and major adverse events are uncommon. Outcomes in developing countries are less well defined. The World Database for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery was utilized to compare mortality and adverse events in developed and developing countries. Methods: A total of 16,040 primary procedures were identified over a two-year period. Centers that submitted procedures were dichotomized to low/middle income (LMI) and high income (HI) by the Gross National Income per capita categorization. Mortality was defined as any death following the primary procedure to discharge or 90 days inpatient. Multiple logistic regression models were utilized to identify independent predictors of mortality. Results: Of the total number of procedures analyzed, 83% (n = 13,294) were from LMI centers. Among all centers, the mean age at operation was 2.2 years, with 36% (n = 5,743) less than six months; 85% (n = 11,307) of procedures were STAT I/II for LMI centers compared with 77% (n = 2127) for HI centers (P <.0001). Overall mortality across the cohort was 2.27%. There was a statistical difference in mortality between HI centers (0.55%) versus LMI centers (2.64%) (P <.0001). After adjustment for other risk factors, the risk of death remained significantly higher in LMI centers (odds ratio: 2.36, 95% confidence interval: 1.707-3.27). Conclusion: Although surgical expertise has increased across the globe, there remains a disparity with some outcomes associated with the correction of congenital heart disease between developing and developed countries. Further studies are needed to identify specific opportunities for improvement.
KW - congenital heart disease
KW - congenital heart surgery
KW - database
KW - international collaboration
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U2 - 10.1177/21501351231176189
DO - 10.1177/21501351231176189
M3 - Article
C2 - 37386780
AN - SCOPUS:85164208199
SN - 2150-1351
VL - 14
SP - 701
EP - 707
JO - World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
JF - World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
IS - 6
ER -