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Corticosteroids and outcome in children undergoing congenital heart surgery: analysis of the Pediatric Health Information Systems database.

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Pasquali, SK; Hall, M; Li, JS; Peterson, ED; Jaggers, J; Lodge, AJ; Marino, BS; Goodman, DM; Shah, SS
Published in: Circulation
November 23, 2010

BACKGROUND: Children undergoing congenital heart surgery often receive corticosteroids with the aim of reducing the inflammatory response after cardiopulmonary bypass; however, the value of this approach is unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS: The Pediatric Health Information Systems Database was used to evaluate outcomes associated with corticosteroids in children (0 to 18 years of age) undergoing congenital heart surgery at 38 US centers from 2003 to 2008. Propensity scores were constructed to account for potential confounders: age, sex, race, prematurity, genetic syndrome, type of surgery (Risk Adjustment in Congenital Heart Surgery [RACHS-1] category), center, and center volume. Multivariable analysis, adjusting for propensity score and individual covariates, was performed to evaluate in-hospital mortality, postoperative length of stay, duration of ventilation, infection, and use of insulin. A total of 46 730 children were included; 54% received corticosteroids. In multivariable analysis, there was no difference in mortality among corticosteroid recipients and nonrecipients (odds ratio, 1.13; 95% confidence interval, 0.98 to 1.30). Corticosteroids were associated with longer length of stay (least square mean difference, 2.18 days; 95% confidence interval, 1.62 to 2.74 days), greater infection (odds ratio, 1.27; 95% confidence interval, 1.10 to 1.46), and greater use of insulin (odds ratio, 2.45; 95% confidence interval, 2.24 to 2.67). There was no difference in duration of ventilation. In analysis stratified by RACHS-1 category, no significant benefit was seen in any group, and the association of corticosteroids with increased morbidity was most prominent in RACHS-1 categories 1 through 3. CONCLUSION: In this observational analysis of children undergoing congenital heart surgery, we were unable to demonstrate a significant benefit associated with corticosteroids and found that corticosteroids may be associated with increased morbidity, particularly in lower-risk patients.

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Circulation

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1524-4539

Publication Date

November 23, 2010

Volume

122

Issue

21

Start / End Page

2123 / 2130

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Risk Factors
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Morbidity
  • Male
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Heart Defects, Congenital
 

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Pasquali, S. K., Hall, M., Li, J. S., Peterson, E. D., Jaggers, J., Lodge, A. J., … Shah, S. S. (2010). Corticosteroids and outcome in children undergoing congenital heart surgery: analysis of the Pediatric Health Information Systems database. Circulation, 122(21), 2123–2130. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.948737
Pasquali, Sara K., Matthew Hall, Jennifer S. Li, Eric D. Peterson, James Jaggers, Andrew J. Lodge, Bradley S. Marino, Denise M. Goodman, and Samir S. Shah. “Corticosteroids and outcome in children undergoing congenital heart surgery: analysis of the Pediatric Health Information Systems database.Circulation 122, no. 21 (November 23, 2010): 2123–30. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.948737.
Pasquali SK, Hall M, Li JS, Peterson ED, Jaggers J, Lodge AJ, et al. Corticosteroids and outcome in children undergoing congenital heart surgery: analysis of the Pediatric Health Information Systems database. Circulation. 2010 Nov 23;122(21):2123–30.
Pasquali, Sara K., et al. “Corticosteroids and outcome in children undergoing congenital heart surgery: analysis of the Pediatric Health Information Systems database.Circulation, vol. 122, no. 21, Nov. 2010, pp. 2123–30. Pubmed, doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.948737.
Pasquali SK, Hall M, Li JS, Peterson ED, Jaggers J, Lodge AJ, Marino BS, Goodman DM, Shah SS. Corticosteroids and outcome in children undergoing congenital heart surgery: analysis of the Pediatric Health Information Systems database. Circulation. 2010 Nov 23;122(21):2123–2130.

Published In

Circulation

DOI

EISSN

1524-4539

Publication Date

November 23, 2010

Volume

122

Issue

21

Start / End Page

2123 / 2130

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Risk Factors
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Morbidity
  • Male
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Heart Defects, Congenital