Nomenclature for congenital and paediatric cardiac disease: the International Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Code (IPCCC) and the Eleventh Iteration of the …

RCG Franklin, MJ Béland, SD Colan… - Cardiology in the …, 2017 - cambridge.org
An internationally approved and globally used classification scheme for the diagnosis of
CHD has long been sought. The International Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Code …

Nomenclature for pediatric and congenital cardiac care: unification of clinical and administrative nomenclature–the 2021 international paediatric and congenital …

JP Jacobs, RCG Franklin, MJ Béland… - Cardiology in the …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Substantial progress has been made in the standardization of nomenclature for paediatric
and congenital cardiac care. In 1936, Maude Abbott published her Atlas of Congenital …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of prophylactic levosimendan on all-cause mortality in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery—an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

H Wang, Q Luo, Y Li, L Zhang, X Wu, F Yan - Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Levosimendan, a calcium sensitizer, enhances the myocardial function by
generating more energy-efficient myocardial contractility than that achieved through …

Trends in 30-day mortality rate and case mix for paediatric cardiac surgery in the UK between 2000 and 2010

KL Brown, S Crowe, R Franklin, A McLean… - Open …, 2015 - openheart.bmj.com
Objectives To explore changes over time in the 30-day mortality rate for paediatric cardiac
surgery and to understand the role of attendant changes in the case mix. Methods, setting …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence and risk factors for important early morbidities associated with pediatric cardiac surgery in a UK population

KL Brown, D Ridout, C Pagel, J Wray… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Given excellent 30-day survival for pediatric cardiac surgery, other outcome
measures are important. We aimed to study important early postoperative morbidities …

Death and emergency readmission of infants discharged after interventions for congenital heart disease: a national study of 7643 infants to inform service …

S Crowe, DA Ridout, R Knowles, J Tregay… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Improvements in hospital‐based care have reduced early mortality in
congenital heart disease. Later adverse outcomes may be reducible by focusing on care at …

[HTML][HTML] Improving risk adjustment for mortality after pediatric cardiac surgery: the UK PRAiS2 model

L Rogers, KL Brown, RC Franklin, G Ambler… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Partial Risk Adjustment in Surgery (PRAiS), a risk model for 30-day mortality
after children's heart surgery, has been used by the UK National Congenital Heart Disease …

Severe congenital heart defects: incidence, causes and time trends of preoperative mortality in Norway

G Wik, J Jortveit, V Sitras, G Døhlen… - Archives of disease in …, 2020 - adc.bmj.com
Background and aims Severe congenital heart defects (CHDs) still represent one of the
main causes of infant death. The risk factors associated with cardiac surgery and …

Real time monitoring of risk-adjusted paediatric cardiac surgery outcomes using variable life-adjusted display: implementation in three UK centres

C Pagel, M Utley, S Crowe, T Witter, D Anderson… - Heart, 2013 - heart.bmj.com
Objective To implement routine in-house monitoring of risk-adjusted 30-day mortality
following paediatric cardiac surgery. Design Collaborative monitoring software development …

Unexpected deaths and unplanned re-admissions in infants discharged home after cardiac surgery: a systematic review of potential risk factors

J Tregay, J Wray, C Bull, RC Franklin… - Cardiology in the …, 2015 - cambridge.org
BackgroundBabies with CHDs are a particularly vulnerable population with significant
mortality in their 1st year. Although most deaths occur in the hospital within the early …