Surgical Placement of Permanent Epicardial Pacing Systems in Very Low-Birth Weight Premature Neonates
Shepard C, Kochilas L, Vinocur J, Bryant R, Harvey B, Bradley S, DeCampli W, St. Louis J. Surgical Placement of Permanent Epicardial Pacing Systems in Very Low-Birth Weight Premature Neonates. World Journal For Pediatric And Congenital Heart Surgery 2012, 3: 454-458. PMID: 23804908, DOI: 10.1177/2150135112453178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpicardial pacing systemHeart blockEpicardial pacemaker placementSurgical placementPacing systemPacemaker placementCongenital complete heart blockLow birth weight infantsLow birth weight neonatesAggressive surgical strategyWeight premature neonatesCongenital cardiac anomaliesCongenital heart blockMulti-institutional registryComplete heart blockLong-term outcomesMajor operative proceduresMulti-institutional databaseLarge multi-institutional registryWeight infantsWeight neonatesImmediate complicationsMajor complicationsPremature neonatesSurgical outcomes