Publications by authors named "Krissie Hock"
Article Synopsis
- - The study analyzed neonates with symptomatic tetralogy of Fallot (sTOF) to examine how hypoplastic pulmonary arteries (hPA) impact survival and treatment outcomes, reviewing data from 2005 to 2017 on 542 cases.
- - Results showed that while reintervention was more common in the hPA group, survival rates and mortality did not differ significantly between those with hPA and those with normal pulmonary arteries.
- - Notably, the hPA cohort experienced better pulmonary artery growth after one year, suggesting that having hPA does not negatively affect the overall outcomes for neonates with sTOF.
Background: Neonates with tetralogy of Fallot and symptomatic cyanosis (sTOF) require early intervention.
Objectives: This study sought to perform a balanced multicenter comparison of staged repair (SR) (initial palliation [IP] and subsequent complete repair [CR]) versus primary repair (PR) treatment strategies.
Methods: Consecutive neonates with sTOF who underwent IP or PR at ≤30 days of age from 2005 to 2017 were retrospectively reviewed from the Congenital Cardiac Research Collaborative.
Background Packed red blood cell transfusion may improve oxygen content in single-ventricle neonates, but its effect on clinical outcomes after Stage 1 palliation is unknown. Methods and Results Retrospective multicenter analysis of packed red blood cell transfusion exposures in neonates after Stage 1 palliation, excluding those with intraoperative mortality or need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Transfusion practice variability was assessed, and multivariable regression used to identify transfusion risk factors.
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