scholarly journals COVID-19 and ECMO support after neonatal congenital heart surgery: a case report

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Murat Cicek ◽  
Mehmet Akif Onalan ◽  
Nurgul Yurtseven

Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes respiratory and systemic disease and has led to a sudden epidemic affecting people of all ages. Patients with congenital heart disease represent a high-risk population. In this article, we present a newborn who required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support for acute respiratory failure in the early postoperative period due to exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) after aortic arch repair and ventricular septal defect closure. To the best of our knowledge, this patient represents the first neonatal case of SARS-CoV-2 infection after congenital heart surgery and is the youngest patient to need ECMO support.

Author(s):  
Murat Çiçek ◽  
Mehmet Onalan ◽  
Nurgul Yurtseven

Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) causes respiratory and systemic disease, has led to a sudden epidemic that affects people of all ages. The presence of cardiovascular comorbidities is associated with a higher risk of death. Therefore, patients with congenital heart disease represent a high risk population. When respiratory failure develops and mechanical ventilation is not sufficient due to Covid 19, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) may use as a form of rescue therapy. In this article, we present a newborn who required ECMO support for acute respiratory failure in the early postoperative period due to coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) after the aortic arch repair and ventricular septal defect closure operation. To the best of our knowledge, this patient was the first neonate case of SARS-CoV-2 infection after congenital heart surgery and was the youngest patient to receive ECMO support.


2000 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 18-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey P Jacobs ◽  
James A Quintessenza ◽  
Redmond P Burke ◽  
Constantine Mavroudis

2000 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 25-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey P Jacobs ◽  
Redmond P Burke ◽  
James A Quintessenza ◽  
Constantine Mavroudis

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 312-319
Author(s):  
Jürgen Hörer ◽  
Yasutaka Hirata ◽  
Hisateru Tachimori ◽  
Masamichi Ono ◽  
Vladimiro Vida ◽  
...  

Objectives: The Japan Cardiovascular Surgery Database–Congenital section (JCVSD-Congenital) and the European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association (ECHSA) Congenital Heart Surgery Database (CHSD) share the same nomenclature. We aimed at comparing congenital cardiac surgical patterns of practice and outcomes in Japan and Europe using the JCVSD-Congenital and ECHSA-CHSD. Methods and Results: We examined Japanese (120 units, 63,365 operations) and European (96 units, 90,098 operations) data in JCVSD-Congenital and ECHSA-CHSD from 2011 to 2017. Patients’ age and weight, periprocedural times, mortality at hospital discharge, and postoperative length of stay were calculated for ten benchmark operations. There was a significantly higher proportion of ventricular septal defect closures and Glenn operations and a significantly lower proportion of coarctation repairs, tetralogy of Fallot repairs, atrioventricular septal defect repairs, arterial switch operations, truncus repairs, Norwood operations, and Fontan operations in JCVSD-Congenital compared to ECHSA-CHSD. Postoperative length of stay was significantly longer following all benchmark operations in JCVSD-Congenital compared to ECHSA-CHSD. Mean STAT mortality score (Society of Thoracic Surgeons European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery mortality score) was significantly higher in JCVSD-Congenital (0.78) compared to ECHSA-CHSD (0.71). Mortality at hospital discharge was significantly lower in JCVSD-Congenital (4.2%) compared to ECHSA-CHSD (6.0%, P < .001). Conclusions: The distribution of the benchmark procedures and age at the time of surgery differ between Japan and Europe. Postoperative length of stay is longer, and the mean complexity is higher in Japan compared to European data. These comparisons of patterns of practice and outcomes demonstrate opportunities for continuing bidirectional transcontinental collaboration and quality improvement.


2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-60
Author(s):  
AKM Manzurul Alam ◽  
Istiaq Ahmed ◽  
Manzil Ahmed ◽  
Al Mamun Hossain

Congenital heart diseases (CHDs) are a group of problems in the structure of the heart that is present at birth. Signs and symptoms depend on the specific type of problem. Symptoms can vary from none to life-threatening. CHD is prevalent throughout the world including Bangladesh. It is the leading cause of birth defect-related death. Most of the patients with CHDs need corrective surgery and life-long follow up with heart care. In this series, 102 cases of CHD patients were operated, 82 of them were of atrial septal defect (ASD), 12 ventricular septal defect (VSD), 2 Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) and 6 patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). Operative and post-operative periods were uneventful. There were no major complications including death.Bangladesh Heart Journal 2015; 30(2) : 58-60


2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 827-833
Author(s):  
Ana María Eraso-Díaz del Castillo ◽  
María Clara Escobar-Díaz ◽  
Rafael Lince Varela ◽  
Luis Horacio Díaz Medina ◽  
Eliana Mabel Cañas Arenas

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-455
Author(s):  
Rohit S. Loomba ◽  
Enrique G. Villarreal ◽  
Ronald A. Bronicki ◽  
Saul Flores

AbstractBackground:The management of fluid overload after congenital heart surgery has been limited to diuretics, fluid restriction, and dialysis. This study was conducted to determine the association between peritoneal dialysis and important clinical outcomes in children undergoing congenital heart surgery.Methods:A retrospective review was conducted to identify patients under 18 years of age who underwent congenital heart surgery. The data were obtained over a 16-year period (1997–2012) from the Kids’ Inpatient Database. Data analysed consisted of demographics, diagnoses, type of congenital heart surgery, length of stay, cost of hospitalisation, and mortality. Logistic regression was performed to determine factors associated with peritoneal dialysis.Results:A total of 46,176 admissions after congenital heart surgery were included in the study. Of those, 181 (0.4%) utilised peritoneal dialysis. The mean age of the peritoneal dialysis group was 7.6 months compared to 39.6 months in those without peritoneal dialysis. The most common CHDs were atrial septal defect (37%), ventricular septal defect (32.6%), and hypoplastic left heart syndrome (18.8%). Univariate analyses demonstrated significantly greater length of stay, cost of admission, and mortality in those with peritoneal dialysis. Regression analyses demonstrated that peritoneal dialysis was independently associated with significant decrease in cost of admission (−$57,500) and significant increase in mortality (odds ratio 1.5).Conclusions:Peritoneal dialysis appears to be used in specific patient subsets and is independently associated with decreased cost of stay, although it is associated with increased mortality. Further studies are needed to describe risks and benefit of peritoneal dialysis in this population.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-357
Author(s):  
Stephen P. Sanders ◽  
Shuhei Toba

In this issue of World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Kari and colleagues present a case of anatomically corrected malposition {S, L, L} with ventricular septal defect and complex subaortic stenosis managed by staged biventricular repair. This rare case with interesting management strategy provides an opportunity to clarify this and related unusual ventriculo-arterial alignments.


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