Surgical treatment of anomalous aortic origin of the coronary artery in paediatric patients: a Chinese single-center experience.

Purpose: An anomalous aortic origin of the coronary artery (AAOCA) is a rare congenital heart disease. Some high-risk anatomical structures are at risk of inducing cardiogenic shock or even sudden death. This article summarizes our surgical experience with AAOCA in paediatric patients.

The association between changes in cerebral hemodynamics and cerebrovascular complications during ECMO treatment in neonates.

Objective: To investigate whether changes in cerebrovascular hemodynamic parameters during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment in neonates are associated with the occurrence of cerebrovascular complications.

Methods: This study selected neonatal patients who received ECMO treatment at a pediatric hospital in China from June 2021 to June 2024. Relevant clinical data were collected from the electronic medical record system.

Experience of patent ductus arteriosus ligation during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation treatment in newborns with severe respiratory failure due to persistent pulmonary hypertension: a single-center retrospective study.

Background: The aim of this study is to summarize our center's experience with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) ligation during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment in newborns with severe respiratory failure due to persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN).

Methods: We retrospectively collected and analyzed clinical data from five newborns with severe respiratory failure due to PPHN who underwent PDA ligation during ECMO treatment at our hospital between January 2021 and August 2023.

Results: All five patients had large PDAs, measuring 10 mm, 6 mm, 6 mm, 7 mm, and 6 mm, respectively.

Corrigendum: Pediatric RVOT reconstruction with ePTFE trileaflet valved conduits: a dual-center Chinese study.

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Pediatric RVOT reconstruction with ePTFE trileaflet valved conduits: a dual-center Chinese study.

Objective: This study aims to assess the early to mid-term clinical efficacy of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) trileaflet valved conduits in pediatric right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction for congenital heart disease.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of pediatric patients who underwent right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction using ePTFE trileaflet valved conduits at two cardiac centers in China, between January 2017 and June 2023. The main assessment criterion was the functionality of the prosthetic pulmonary valve conduit.

Relationship between heart failure and intestinal inflammation in infants with congenital heart disease.

Objective: The association between heart failure (HF) and intestinal inflammation caused by a disturbed intestinal microbiota in infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) was investigated.

Methods: Twenty infants with HF and CHD who were admitted to our hospital between October 2021 and March 2022 were included in this study. Twenty age- and sex-matched infants without HF at our hospital were selected as the control group.

Comparison of high-flow nasal cannula oxygenation and non-invasive ventilation for postoperative pediatric cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of high-flow nasal cannula oxygenation (HFNC) versus non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in pediatric patients post-congenital heart surgery (CHS) through a meta-analysis.

Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted across the Chinese biomedical literature database, Vip database, CNKI, Wanfang, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science until December 20, 2022. We selected RCTs or cohort studies that met inclusion criteria for a meta-analysis using RevMan 5.

Tricuspid mechanical valve replacement for severe tricuspid stenosis in a child who underwent surgical correction of complete atrioventricular septal defect, a rare long-term complications.

Background: Complete atrioventricular septal defect is a complicated congenital heart malformations, and surgical correction is the best treatment, the severe tricuspid stenosis is a rare long-term complication after the surgery.

Case Presentation: We report a case with the complication of severe tricuspid stenosis 7 years after the surgical correction of complete atrioventricular septal defect in a child. Then the patient underwent tricuspid mechanical valve replacement, Glenn, atrial septostomy, and circumconstriction of the right pulmonary artery.

Surgical experience in repairing the right common carotid artery and the right internal jugular vein after ECMO in neonates: early clinical results.

Background: The purpose of this study was to summarize the early clinical results and surgical experience of repairing the right common carotid artery and the right internal jugular vein after ECMO treatment in neonates.

Methods: We retrospectively collected the clinical data of 16 neonates with circulatory and respiratory failure who were treated with ECMO via the right common carotid artery and the right internal jugular vein in our hospital from June 2021 to December 2022. The effects of repairing the common carotid artery and internal jugular vein were evaluated.

Changes of Intestinal Flora and the Effect on Intestinal Function in Infants With Ventricular Septal Defect After Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery.

This study aimed to investigate the changes in intestinal flora in infants with ventricular septal defect (VSD) after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery and their potential relationship with postoperative gastrointestinal function recovery. Fecal samples of 20 infants with VSD were collected before and after CPB surgery at our hospital from September 2021 to March 2022. 16S rRNA was used to detect and analyze the fecal samples.

Surgical experience of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for neonates with severe respiratory failure.

Objective: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been increasingly used for severe neonatal respiratory failure refractory to conventional treatments. This paper summarizes our operation experience of neonatal ECMO via cannulation of the internal jugular vein and carotid artery.

Methods: The clinical data of 12 neonates with severe respiratory failure who underwent ECMO via the internal jugular vein and carotid artery in our hospital from January 2021 to October 2022 were collected.

Using WeChat to guide preparation before transthoracic echocardiography reduces anxiety and improves satisfaction of parents of infants with congenital heart disease.

Objective: To explore the effect of using WeChat to guide preparation before transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) on reducing anxiety and improving the satisfaction of parents of infants with congenital heart disease (CHD).

Methods: This study was a retrospective study conducted in a children's hospital. The clinical data of 44 patients and the anxiety and satisfaction data of their parents who received WeChat guidance were collected between December 2021 and January 2022 (the WeChat group).

Creating the optimal preoperative nutritional status for neonates undergoing cardiac surgery by implementing a preoperative nutritional support plan.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of a preoperative nutritional support programme on improving preoperative nutritional status and promoting postoperative recovery in neonates undergoing cardiac surgery.

Methods: The clinical data of neonates undergoing cardiac surgery who received preoperative nutritional support therapy in our hospital from March 2021 to December 2021 were collected, and the clinical data of neonates undergoing cardiac surgery who did not receive preoperative nutritional support therapy in our hospital from February 2020 to February 2021 were selected as the control. The nutritional status and postoperative recovery of the two groups were compared.

Relationship between disorders of the intestinal microbiota and heart failure in infants with congenital heart disease.

Purpose: There is a close relationship between the intestinal microbiota and heart failure, but no study has assessed this relationship in infants with congenital heart disease. This study aimed to explore the relationship between heart failure and intestinal microbiota in infants with congenital heart disease.

Methods: Twenty-eight infants with congenital heart disease with heart failure admitted to a provincial children's hospital from September 2021 to December 2021 were enrolled in this study.

The effect of applying telehealth education to home care of infants after congenital heart disease surgery.

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of applying telehealth education to home care of infants after congenital heart disease (CHD) surgery.

Methods: A prospective randomized controlled study was conducted from July 2020 to February 2021 in Fujian Children's Hospital to compare the home care condition of infants after CHD surgery between the intervention group and the control group.

Results: At 3 months after discharge, parents' caring ability and CHD knowledge in the intervention group were significantly better than those in the control group and were significantly improved compared with those at discharge time (P < 0.

Short-Term Nutritional Support Improves The Preoperative Nutritional Status of Infants With Non-Restrictive Ventricular Septal Defect: A Prospective Controlled Study.

Objective: To investigate the effect of short-term nutritional support on improving preoperative nutritional status of infants with non-restrictive ventricular septal defect.

Methods: A prospective randomized controlled study was conducted from June 2021 to December 2021 at a provincial children's hospital in China. The difference of nutritional status between the intervention group and the control group after short-term nutritional support was compared.

Using Human Milk Fortifiers to Improve the Preoperative Nutritional Status of Infants With Non-restricted Ventricular Septal Defect.

Objective: To explore the effects of human milk fortifier (HMF) on improving the preoperative nutritional status of infants with non-restricted ventricular septal defect (VSD).

Methods: A prospective randomized controlled study was conducted in a provincial hospital in China. Participants were randomly divided into an intervention group ( = 29) and a control group ( = 29).

Subepicardial lipoma of the posterior atrioventricular sulcus in children: a case report and review of the literature.

Cardiac lipoma is rarely reported in the pediatric population. We reported a case of subepicardial lipoma of the posterior atrioventricular sulcus in a child. The tumor was resected successfully and the patient recovered well after the operation.

Using Telemedicine Strategy to Implementing Nutrition Management for Neonates After Congenital Heart Disease Surgery: A New Nutrition Management Strategy.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of remote nutrition management on promoting the growth and development of neonates after congenital heart disease (CHD) surgery.

Materials And Methods: This study retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 32 neonates after CHD surgery who received remote nutrition management from January 2021 to July 2021 in our hospital. The clinical data of 30 neonates after CHD surgery, who did not receive remote nutrition management from June 2020 to December 2020, was used as control.

Telehealth education improves parental care ability and postoperative nutritional status of infants after CHD surgery: A prospective randomized controlled study.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the effect of telehealth education on improving the parental care ability and postoperative nutritional status of infants after congenital heart disease surgery.

Methods: A prospective randomized controlled study was conducted at a provincial maternal and child hospital in southeastern China. A total of 84 infants were enrolled in the study, with 42 infants in the intervention group and 42 infants in the control group.

Short-Term Nutritional Support for Infants With Unrestricted Ventricular Septal Defects to Promote Postoperative Recovery.

Objective: This study is aimed to explore the effect of short-term nutritional support for infants with unrestricted ventricular septal defects on improving preoperative nutritional status and promoting postoperative recovery.

Methods: The clinical data of 35 infants with unrestricted ventricular septal defects who were treated with 2 weeks of nutritional support in our hospital from December 2020 to March 2021 were analyzed retrospectively. The clinical data of 38 infants with unrestricted ventricular septal defects who were treated in our hospital from May 2020 to October 2020 were selected as controls.

Single-site laparoscopic high ligation of the extraperitoneal hernia sac with an epidural needle for incarcerated ovarian hernia in infants.

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of single-site laparoscopic extraperitoneal hernia sac ligation with an epidural needle for incarcerated ovarian hernias in infants and young children.

Methods: The clinical data of 38 infants with incarcerated ovarian hernias who underwent single-site laparoscopic extradural needle extraperitoneal hernia sac ligation from January 2015 to January 2018 were retrospectively analysed.

Results: All procedures were successfully performed using laparoscopy with no need for conversion to open surgery.

[Characterization of Sludge Morphology and Bacterial Community Evolution in the Rapid Activation of Freeze-stored PN/A Granular Sludge].

Inoculating granular sludge is an alternative method for the quick start-up of a high-performance autotrophic nitrogen removal reactor. In order to establish the response relationship between sludge activation and reactor performance, the freeze-stored granular sludge was inoculated into a continuous-flow reactor, and a control strategy of the high loading rate and high hydraulic selective pressure was carried out in this study. As a result, a one-stage partial nitritation/ANAMMOX process was started up in 34 days, and the removal efficiency of total nitrogen was over 83%, with a removal loading rate of total nitrogen of 1.

WeChat-assisted health education and preoperative care improve the mental state of parents of children with ventricular septal defect.

Many studies have shown that parents of children with congenital heart disease have more stress, anxiety and depression. This study was aimed to explore the effect of implementing WeChat-assisted health education and preoperative care on parents of children with the restrictive ventricular septal defect to improve the psychological state. A prospective randomized controlled study was conducted in a provincial hospital in China.