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Site of interstage outpatient care and growth after the Norwood operation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Mehul D. Patel*
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
Karen Uzark
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
Sunkyung Yu
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
Janet Donohue
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
Sara K. Pasquali
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
David Schidlow
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States of America
David W. Brown
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States of America
Sarah Gelehrter
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
*
Correspondence to: Dr M. D. Patel, MD, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, 1540 East Hospital Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-4204, United States of America. Tel: +734 764 5177; Fax: +734 936 9470; E-mail: pmehul@med.umich.edu

Abstract

Background

Recent efforts have focused on optimising interstage outcomes, including growth, for infants following the Norwood operation. The impact of the site of interstage care remains unclear, and it has been hypothesised that care at the surgical site may be beneficial due to greater access to resources such as nutritional support. This study evaluated the relationship between site of interstage care and weight gain in a large multicentre cohort.

Methods

Infants enrolled in the National Paediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative (2008–2013) surviving up to Stage 2 were included. Change in weight-for-age z-score between Norwood discharge and Stage 2 admission was compared in those receiving care at the surgical versus non-surgical site.

Results

Of the 487 interstage survivors, 60% received all care at the surgical site, and 40% received care at a non-surgical site. There was no significant difference between groups in change in weight-for-age z-score: +0.36±0.96 for the surgical site group versus +0.46±1.02 for the non-surgical site group, p=0.3. Results were unchanged in multivariable analysis adjusting for differences in important baseline characteristics, duration of interstage, and home surveillance strategy. The proportion of all patients with weight-for-age z-score <−2 decreased from 40% at Norwood discharge to 29% at Stage 2, with no significant difference in change between the two groups (p=0.1).

Conclusions

The site of interstage care was not associated with weight gain during the interstage period. Nearly one-third of patients overall had a weight-for-age z-score <−2 at Stage 2. Further study is required to identify methods to optimise weight gain in these patients.

Type
Original Articles
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2015 

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