Quality of Life after Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Objective: To Measure quality of life after cardiac surgery for paediatric heart diseases Design: Prospective analytical study Setting: Pediatric cardiology clinic of department of paediatrics Shyam shah medical college and Gandhi memorial hospital, Rewa (MP) Participants: study was carried out on 43 children who were operated for different cardiac diseases at least 6 month before the time of study. Main Outcome Measure(s): Quality of life of each individual was measured by using Pediatric Quality Of Life Inventory 3.0 Cardiac Module. Results: In respect to heart problem symptoms mean quality of life score was 78.16, in respect to treatment compliance mean quality of life score was 96.16, in respect perceived physical appearance mean quality of life score was 87.98, in respect to treatment anxiety mean quality of life score was 78.16, in respect to cognitive problem mean quality of life score was 89.07, in respect to communication mean quality of life score was 86.43.Maximum children of age <5 year had mild malnutrition at the time of study. Maximum children of age >5 year had normal nutritional status. Out of 70 postoperative children called for study 17 were found to be expired during or sometime after surgery which shows 75.7% survival after Pediatric cardiac surgery. Conclusions: Overall improved quality of life was observed in all children after heart surgery with mean quality of life score >75 in all scales.