EC Paediatrics

Introduction: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is evident at birth and can compromise the structure and function of an infant's heart. CHDs are a diverse group in terms of complexity, severity and type. The purpose of this study was to determine the outcomes of different heart surgery outcomes including palliative, closed, open, and complete repair surgery, of patients diagnosed with CHD between January 2017 and September 2021.

Method: This was a cross-sectional retrospective study at the Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates involving 353 pediatric patients.

Results: Of the 353 patients, 182 (51.6%) were male while 171 (48.4%) were female. A total of 295 infants had not undergone any palliative care (83.6%), and 58 patients had gone through a redo either twice, thrice, or four times after undergoing open, closed, complete repair, or palliative surgery. The patients who underwent complete repair had a higher survival rate beyond eight weeks after surgery (96.4%) with a p-value of 0.001 (p < 0.05).

Conclusion: This study highlighted the outcomes of various types of surgery often used in surgical interventions in the management of CHD.

 Keywords: Congenital Heart Disease (CHD); Surgical Interventions; Heart Defect

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