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. 2011 May;21(5):604-8.
doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2011.03580.x.

Mortality as an outcome measure following cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease in the current era

Ravi R Thiagarajan  1 , Peter C Laussen
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Mortality as an outcome measure following cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease in the current era

Ravi R Thiagarajan et al. Paediatr Anaesth. 2011 May.

Abstract

Mortality following cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease is rare in the current times. In this review article, we explore current mortality rates, factors associated with mortality, and pitfalls in the use of mortality as a measure for assessing outcomes following congenital heart surgery.

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