National Practice Patterns for Management of Adult Congenital Heart Disease

  • Tara Karamlou
    From the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (T.K.), and Department of Surgery (B.S.D., T.P.) and Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery (R.M.U., K.F.W.), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland.
  • Brian S. Diggs
    From the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (T.K.), and Department of Surgery (B.S.D., T.P.) and Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery (R.M.U., K.F.W.), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland.
  • Thomas Person
    From the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (T.K.), and Department of Surgery (B.S.D., T.P.) and Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery (R.M.U., K.F.W.), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland.
  • Ross M. Ungerleider
    From the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (T.K.), and Department of Surgery (B.S.D., T.P.) and Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery (R.M.U., K.F.W.), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland.
  • Karl F. Welke
    From the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (T.K.), and Department of Surgery (B.S.D., T.P.) and Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery (R.M.U., K.F.W.), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland.

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  • Operation By Pediatric Heart Surgeons Decreases In-Hospital Death

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<jats:p><jats:bold><jats:italic>Background—</jats:italic></jats:bold>Surgery for grown-up (age ≥18 years) patients with congenital heart disease (GUCH) is frequently performed by surgeons without specialization in pediatric heart surgery. We sought to define national practice patterns and to determine whether outcomes for GUCH patients are improved if they are treated by specialized pediatric heart surgeons (PHSs) compared with non-PHSs.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold><jats:italic>Methods and Results—</jats:italic></jats:bold>We identified index cardiac procedures in patients with 12 congenital heart disease diagnostic groups using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample 1988 to 2003. PHSs were defined as surgeons whose annual practice volumes were made of >75% annual pediatric heart cases. GUCH operations were defined as operations within these 12 diagnoses occurring in patients ≥18 years of age. We identified 30 250 operations, yielding a national estimate of 152 277±7875 operations. Of these, 111 816±7456 (73%) were pediatric operations, and 40 461±1365 (27%) were GUCH operations. PHSs performed 68% of pediatric operations in all diagnostic groups, whereas non-PHSs performed 95% of GUCH operations within the same diagnostic groups (<jats:italic>P</jats:italic><0.0001). In-hospital death rates for GUCH patients operated on by PHSs were lower than death rates for GUCH patients operated on by non-PHSs (1.87% [95% CI, 0.62 to 3.13] versus 4.84% [95% CI, 4.30 to 5.38%];<jats:italic>P</jats:italic><0.0001). Survival advantage increased with increasing surgeon annual pediatric volume (<jats:italic>P</jats:italic>=0.0031).</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold><jats:italic>Conclusions—</jats:italic></jats:bold>Pediatric patients within specific diagnostic groups are more likely to undergo operation by PHSs, whereas GUCH patients within the same diagnostic groups are more likely to undergo operation by non-PHSs. In-hospital death rates are lower for GUCH patients operated on by PHSs. GUCH patients should be encouraged to obtain surgical operation by PHS.</jats:p>

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  • Circulation

    Circulation 118 (23), 2345-2352, 2008-12-02

    Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

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