Affiliation:
1. Department of Congenital Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato
2. ACHD Unit - Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Centre, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato
3. Department of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato
Abstract
Abstract
Background.
The population of adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) is constantly growing. There seems to be a consensus that these patients are difficult to manage especially if compared to patients with acquired heart disease. The aim of this study is to compare outcomes and results of cardiac surgery in ACHD patients with a reference population of adults with acquired cardiac disease.
Methods.
Retrospective study of 5053 consecutive patients older than 18 years hospitalized for cardiac surgery during a 5-years period in our Institution. Two groups of patients were identified. Group I: 419 patients operated for congenital heart disease; Group II: 4634 patients operated for acquired heart disease. In each Group were identified low, medium, and high-risk patients, according to validated scores.
Results.
Right ventricular outflow tract surgery was the most frequent procedure in Group I, while coronary artery by-pass grafting was the most common in Group II. Patients with ACHD were younger (37.8 vs. 67.7 years), with higher number of previous operations (32.1% vs. 6.9%), had longer post-ICU hospital stay (11 vs. 8 days) but had lower ICU stay (1 vs.2 days), shorter assisted mechanical ventilation (12 vs. 14 hours) and lower surgical mortality (1 vs. 3.7%) (all p ˂ 0.001). No differences were found in term of post-operative complications (12.4 vs. 15%).
Conclusions.
The surgical treatment of ACHD patients can be done with excellent results and if compared with acquired cardiac disease patients they have better results with shorter ICU stay and lower mortality.
Publisher
Research Square Platform LLC