Risk Factors and Outcomes of Perioperative Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Neonates and Infants Undergoing Truncus Arteriosus Repair.

Despite surgical advances, neonatal truncus arteriosus repair remains high risk and approximately 10% of patients receive perioperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). We aimed to assess factors and outcomes associated with the use of perioperative ECMO in infants undergoing truncus arteriosus repair. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent truncus arteriosus repair between 2004 and 2019, using administrative data from the Pediatric Health Information System database.

Factors Associated With Mortality and Adverse Outcomes After Truncus Arteriosus Repair.

Background: Truncus arteriosus repair is associated with higher morbidity and mortality compared with many other congenital heart operations. We sought to determine factors associated with mortality and adverse outcomes in infants undergoing truncus arteriosus repair.

Methods: We used the Pediatric Health Information System Database to identify infants aged < 90 days who underwent truncus arteriosus repair from 2004 to 2019.

Outcomes of Gastrostomy and Tracheostomy in Infants Undergoing Truncus Arteriosus Repair: Database Study Using the Pediatric Health Information System.

Objectives: We sought to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with gastrostomy tube placement and tracheostomy in infants undergoing truncus arteriosus repair, and associations between these procedures and outcome.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Pediatric Health Information System database.

Association Between Birth Weight Z-Scores and Early Outcomes Following Truncus Arteriosus Repair.

In infants undergoing truncus arteriosus (TA) repair, we sought to determine associations between fetal growth restrictions as measured by birth weight Z-score and early outcomes. We utilized the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database to identify infants < 90 days old who underwent TA repair from 2004 to 2019. The primary exposure variable was birth weight Z-score, calculated based on gestational age at birth, gender, and birth weight.

2-octyl cyanoacrylate hypospadias repair dressing: a retrospective, controlled comparison.

Introduction: 2-octyl cyanoacrylate (OC) has been shown to be a viable option for usage following standard circumcision but data on its utilization following hypospadias repair is limited. Both OC and a standard waterproof transparent dressing (WD) are used following hypospadias repair at our children's hospital. Our hypothesis is that patients with distal hypospadias repair using OC for surgical dressing have similar outcomes as compared to patients with WD.