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Surgical management of CHD in the adult population: the role of humanitarian cardiac surgery mission in Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 July 2018

Ikechukwu A. Nwafor  and
John C. Eze
Ikechukwu A. Nwafor*
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria
John C. Eze
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria
*
Author for correspondence: Ikechukwu A. Nwafor, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Ituku/Ozalla Campus, Nsukka, Enugu, 40000, Nigeria. Tel: +23480377860; E-mail: igbochinanya2@yahoo.com; ikechukwu.nwafor@unn.edu.ng
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Abstract

Background

The clinical effects of CHD can occur during the neonatal period, childhood, adolescent, and even adulthood. Some CHD in the adult population have indications for surgical management.

Objective

The objective of this study was to review the role of humanitarian cardiac surgery missions in the surgical management of CHD in the adult population in a developing country.

Materials and method

Over a 5.5-year period – June, 2003, February, 2013–October, 2017 – five different humanitarian cardiac surgery teams visited National Cardiothoracic Center of Excellence, Nigeria. During the period, they operated on adults with CHD. A retrospective study of the patients treated was performed using data obtained from our Hospital Information Technology Department. The demography of the patients, types of CHD, operative modalities, as well as the outcome was analysed using Microsoft Excel. The results were presented in arithmetic of percentages using tables.

Results

During the period, a total of 18 CHD patients were treated.

Keywords

Adultcongenitalmissioncardiacsurgery
Type
Original Article
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , January 2019 , pp. 11 - 15
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2018 

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Footnotes

Cite this article: Nwafor IA, Eze JC. (2018) Surgical management of CHD in the adult population: the role of humanitarian cardiac surgery mission in Nigeria. Cardiology in the Young29: 11–15. doi: 10.1017/S1047951118000793

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