Infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) are at an increased risk of developing
necrotising enterocolitis (NEC), a serious inflammatory intestinal condition classically …

Objective To bring together patients, parents, charities and clinicians in a Priority Setting
Partnership to establish national clinical priorities for research in children and adults with …

Background Neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a valuable indicator for evaluating
inflammation and adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery. The objective of this study was to …

Background Over 5000 paediatric cardiac surgeries are performed in the UK each year and
early survival has improved to> 98%. Objectives We aimed to identify the surgical …

Background Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is an important cause of post-
operative morbidity and mortality for children undergoing cardiac surgery requiring …

Objective Unplanned reintervention (uRE) is used as an indicator of patient morbidity and
quality of care in pediatric cardiac surgery. We investigated associated factors and early …

Background Most children now survive cardiac surgery, and the focus of quality
improvement initiatives has shifted toward more complex outcome measures. The aim of this …

Objectives This study aimed to describe the incidence and spectrum of postoperative
complications in infants who underwent their first cardiac surgery for the repair of congenital …

Background Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has become an integral part of
paediatric cardiac surgery. We report the experience of a well-established ECMO service …

Background Recently, there has been an interest in the temporal relationship between
contrast exposure (CM) and cardiac surgery suggesting that a “double hit” on the kidney …