Home surveillance monitoring for high risk congenital heart newborns: Improving outcomes after single ventricle palliation why, how & results

Survival to discharge home after first stage palliation of children born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome continues to increase. The palliated hypoplastic left heart syndrome infant exists in a unique situation. They are deemed stable for discharge to the home, yet they remain at high risk for serious morbidity, growth failure and death during the interstage period, which is the time from discharge home after first stage palliation until the second-stage surgical intervention. Single center interstage death rates of 10 –19% are reported.
Source: Progress in Pediatric Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research