Key result
Operative coarctation repair shows ~3% mortality in older patients and saves half of critically ill infants.
Why the study?
Early recognition and operative correction of coarctation of the aorta in infants and children are critical to prevent fatal outcomes, but operative mortality and outcomes by age were not well characterized.
Does operative correction improve survival in infants and children with coarctation of the aorta?
Population
333 children with coarctation of the aorta including 179 under one year of age
Comparison
Operative correction in infants and children with coarctation of the aorta
Design
Observational operative experience report
Authors
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Supports early operative correction of coarctation in infants and children; leaves open confirmation from randomized trials.
Observational (n=333)
Does operative correction improve survival in infants and children with coarctation of the aorta?
Early operative correction of coarctation of the aorta in infants and children is associated with low mortality in those over six months and can save nearly half of critically ill infants under six months.
Tawes et al. (1969) conducted an observational in Coarctation of the Aorta (n=333). Operative correction was evaluated on Operative mortality. Operative correction of coarctation of the aorta had a 2.8% mortality in patients over six months of age and saved almost half of very ill infants under six months.
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