Perioperative infections in congenital heart disease

Author:

Murni Indah K.,MacLaren Graeme,Morrow Debra,Iyer Parvathi,Duke Trevor

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundPerioperative infections have significant consequences for children with congenital heart disease (CHD), which can manifest as acute or chronic infection followed by poor growth and progressive cardiac failure. The consequences include delayed or higher-risk surgery, and increased postoperative morbidity and mortality.MethodsA systematic search for studies evaluating the burden and interventions to reduce perioperative infections in children with CHD was undertaken using PubMed.ResultsLimited studies conducted in low- to middle-income countries demonstrated the large burden of perioperative infections among children with CHD. Most studies focussed on infections after surgery. Few studies evaluated strategies to prevent preoperative infection or the impact of infection on decision-making around the timing of surgery. Children with CHD have multiple risk factors for infections including delayed presentation, inadequate treatment of cardiac failure, and poor nutrition.ConclusionsThe burden of perioperative infections is high among children with CHD, and studies evaluating the effectiveness of interventions to reduce these infections are lacking. As good nutrition, early corrective surgery, and measures to reduce nosocomial infection are likely to play a role, practical steps can be taken to make surgery safer.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Subject

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,General Medicine,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

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