Associations With Adverse Postoperative Outcomes in Children Undergoing Atrial Septal Defect Closure in Lower-Resource Settings
High-quality surgical programs in low- and middle-income countries experienced an over 5-fold reduction in in-hospital mortality and an over 2-fold reduction of infection after ASD surgery over the past decade, with rates now comparable to some high-income settings, supporting equitable access to life-saving surgery.
Authors
- Rachel Wittenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0823-5635)
- Néstor Sandoval (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9020-0422)
- Kathy J. Jenkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8702-988X)
- Kimberlee Gauvreau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2597-3226)
- Jessin P. Jayasankar
- Xinwei Du
- María Belén Desocio
Institutions
- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (IN)
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Garrahan Hospital (AR)
- Shanghai Children's Medical Center (CN)
- Institute of Cardiology (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Advances
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101332
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55
Funders
- Boston Children's Hospital