Key result
The raw 30-day mortality rate for paediatric cardiac surgery in the UK significantly decreased from 4.3% in 2000 to 2.6% in 2009/2010 (p<0.01), despite a rise in national case mix complexity.
Why the study?
Has the 30-day mortality rate for paediatric cardiac surgery in the UK improved between 2000 and 2010 despite changes in case mix?
Population
36,641 surgical episodes in patients aged <16 years undergoing cardiac surgery in the UK between 2000 and…
Comparison
Paediatric cardiac surgery in the later time… vs Paediatric cardiac surgery in the earlier time…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30-day
Authors
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Mortality decline supports care advances in UK pediatric cardiac surgery; observational data leaves open causal drivers and generalizability.
Observational (n=36,641)
Yes
Has the 30-day mortality rate for paediatric cardiac surgery in the UK improved between 2000 and 2010 despite changes in case mix?
Absolute Event Rate: 2.6% vs 4.3%
p-value: p=<0.01
The 30-day mortality rate for pediatric cardiac surgery in the UK significantly decreased over a decade despite an increase in case mix complexity.
Brown et al. (2015) conducted an observational in Paediatric cardiac surgery (n=36,641). Paediatric cardiac surgery (2009/2010) vs. Paediatric cardiac surgery (2000) was evaluated on 30-day mortality for an episode of surgical management (p=<0.01). The raw 30-day mortality rate for paediatric cardiac surgery in the UK significantly decreased from 4.3% in 2000 to 2.6% in 2009/2010 (p<0.01), despite a rise in national case mix complexity.
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