Death Following Congenital Heart Surgery

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-07-31

Study Completion Date

2007-02-28

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to elucidate the patterns of death following congenital heart surgery.

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Detailed Description

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With the improvements in instrumentation, surgical technique, and critical care, the overall mortality following congenital heart surgery has become extremely low. Also, with the introduction of extracorporeal support (ECMO), especially in the emergency setting, acute deaths are extremely rare. The majority of post-operative deaths seem to be the result of a prolonged hospitalization with a progressive decline to multi-system organ failure.

The primary aim of the study is to elucidate the patterns of death following congenital heart surgery. The secondary aims of the study are to discover patterns and consistencies among the deaths and to discover points of potential intervention to reduce surgical mortality. The study will be conducted through a retrospective chart review of approximately 40 patients.

Conditions

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Congenital Heart Surgery Congenital Heart Defects

Study Design

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Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients in the congenital surgery database
* Post-operative surgical mortality
* Deaths within 30 days of surgery
* Deaths prior to ever leaving the hospital

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No