Samantha C. Butler1,4, Anjali Sadhwani1,4, Christian Stopp2, Jayne Singer1,3,4, David Wypij2,5,6, Carolyn Dunbar‐Masterson2, Janice Ware1,3,4, Jane W. Newburger2,5
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.2, pp. 236-245, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12686
Abstract Objective: Mortality rates for children with congenital heart disease (CHD) have significantly
declined, resulting in a growing population with associated neurodevelopmental disabilities.
American Heart Association guidelines recommend systematic developmental screening for
children with CHD. The present study describes results of inpatient newborn neurodevelopmental assessment of infants after open heart surgery.
Outcome measures: We evaluated the neurodevelopment of a convenience sample of high‐risk
infants following cardiac surgery but before hospital discharge using an adaptation of the
Newborn Behavioral Observation. Factor analysis examined relationships among assessment
items and consolidated them into domains of development.
Results: We assessed 237 infants at a median… More >
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