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. 2022 Aug;43(6):1298-1310.
doi: 10.1007/s00246-022-02852-w. Epub 2022 Mar 3.

Factors Associated with Inability to Discharge After Stage 1 Palliation for Single Ventricle Heart Disease: An Analysis of the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative Database

Andrea Otero Luna  1 , Pierce Kuhnell  2 , Sharyl Wooton  3 , Stephanie S Handler  4 , Gail Wright  5 , James Hammel  6 , James S Tweddell  7 , Titus Chan  8
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Factors Associated with Inability to Discharge After Stage 1 Palliation for Single Ventricle Heart Disease: An Analysis of the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative Database

Andrea Otero Luna et al. Pediatr Cardiol. 2022 Aug.

Abstract

Patient-level characteristics associated with survival for single ventricle heart disease following initial staged palliation have been described. However, the impact of peri-operative events on hospital discharge has not been examined. To characterize patient-level characteristics and peri-operative events that were associated with inability to be discharged after Stage 1 palliation (S1P). Analysis of the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative Dataset including patients who underwent a S1P procedure between 2016 and 2019 (Norwood or Hybrid Stage 1 procedure). We examined patient-level characteristics and peri-operative events as possible predictors of inability to discharge after S1P. We constructed multivariate logistic regression models examining post-S1P discharge and in-hospital mortality, adjusting for covariates. 843 patients underwent a S1P and 717 (85%) patients were discharged home or remained inpatient until Stage 2 for social but not medical concerns. Moderate or greater pre-operative atrioventricular valve regurgitation (odds ratio (OR) 4.6, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.8-12), presence of high-risk pre-operative adverse events (OR 1.5, 95%CI 1.0-2.3), peri-operative events: temporary dialysis (OR 5.4, 95%CI 1.5-18.9), cardiac catheterization or cardiac surgery (OR 2.9, 95%CI 1.8-4.6), sepsis (OR 2.7, 95%CI 1.2-6.2), junctional tachycardia (OR 2.6, 95%CI 1.0-6.3), necrotizing enterocolitis (OR 2.6, 95%CI 1.3-5.2), ECMO (OR 2.5, 95%CI 1.4-4.3), neurological injury (OR 2.1, 95%CI 1.1-4.1), and re-intubation (OR 1.8, 95%CI 1.1-2.9) were associated with inability to discharge after Stage 1. Cardiac anatomical factors, pre-operative adverse events, post-operative re-intubation, post-operative ECMO, infectious complications, and unplanned catheter or surgical re-interventions were associated with inability to discharge after S1P. These findings suggest that quality improvement efforts aimed at reducing these peri-operative events may improve Stage 1 survival and likelihood of discharge.

Keywords: Hospital discharge; Norwood; Single ventricle; Stage 1 palliation.

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