Prenatal Diagnosis Influences Preoperative Status in Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database

The early postnatal course for a newborn with critical congenital heart disease (CHD) can be negatively impacted if diagnosis is delayed. Despite this, there continues to be inconsistent evidence regarding potential benefits associated with prenatal diagnosis (PND) in neonates who undergo cardiac su...

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Published in:Pediatric cardiology 2019-03, Vol.40 (3), p.489-496
Main Authors: Quartermain, Michael D., Hill, Kevin D., Goldberg, David J., Jacobs, Jeffrey P., Jacobs, Marshall L., Pasquali, Sara K., Verghese, George R., Wallace, Amelia S., Ungerleider, Ross M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac Surgical Procedures - adverse effects
Cardiology
Congenital heart disease
Databases, Factual
Diseases
Female
Genetic disorders
Heart
Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnosis
Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery
Heart diseases
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infants (Newborn)
Male
Medical research
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Medicine, Experimental
Original Article
Physicians
Pregnancy
Pregnant women
Prenatal Diagnosis - methods
Prenatal Diagnosis - statistics & numerical data
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Societies, Medical
Trade and professional associations
Vascular Surgery
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Summary:The early postnatal course for a newborn with critical congenital heart disease (CHD) can be negatively impacted if diagnosis is delayed. Despite this, there continues to be inconsistent evidence regarding potential benefits associated with prenatal diagnosis (PND) in neonates who undergo cardiac surgery. The objective of this study was to better define the impact of a PND on pre-operative morbidity by utilizing a large clinical database. Neonates (
ISSN:0172-0643
1432-1971
DOI:10.1007/s00246-018-1995-4