Waldemar F. Carlo1, James F. Cnota2, Robert J. Dabal3, Jeffrey B. Anderson2
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.12, No.3, pp. 315-321, 2017, DOI:10.1111/chd.12442
Abstract Objective: The National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative (NPC-QIC) was
established in 2008 to improve outcomes of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) during the
interstage period. They evaluated changes in patient variables and practice variation between early
and late eras.
Design: Data including demographic, operative, discharge, and follow-up variables from the first
100 patients (6/2008–1/2010) representing 18 centers were compared with the most recent 100
patients (1/2014–11/2014) from these same centers.
Results: Prenatal diagnosis increased from 69% to 82% (P = .05). There were no differences in
gestational age or weight at Norwood. A composite of any preoperative risk factor… More >
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