Predicting Factors for Mortality in Congenital Heart Disease Patients After Shunt Procedure in Developing Country.

Universitas Sumatera Utara

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05800691

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Details and patient eligibility

About

Blalock Taussig (BT) is a palliative procedure that preserves blood circulation to the lungs and alleviates cyanosis in patients with congenital heart diseases and reduced pulmonary blood flow. BT shunt remains a routinely performed procedure in developing countries before definitive surgery. However, evidence on predictors factors of mortality after this procedure is still scarce in Indonesia.

Enrollment: 197 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 day to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All CHD pediatric patients with a previous history of BT shunt procedure.

Exclusion criteria

• Pediatric patients with incomplete medical records