2018
Mortality Following Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery: An Analysis of the Causes of Death Derived From the National Death Index
McCracken C, Spector LG, Menk JS, Knight JH, Vinocur JM, Thomas AS, Oster ME, St Louis JD, Moller JH, Kochilas L. Mortality Following Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery: An Analysis of the Causes of Death Derived From the National Death Index. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e010624. PMID: 30571499, PMCID: PMC6404427, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.010624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart surgeryNational Death IndexCongenital heart defectsStandardized mortality ratioCause of deathHeart surgeryDeath IndexCardiovascular disordersHeart failureSeverity of CHDCause-specific standardized mortality ratiosPediatric Cardiac Care ConsortiumRetrospective cohort studyAdjusted odds ratioLong-term outcomesRisk of deathLong-term riskConclusions SurvivorsMedian followNoncardiac conditionsCohort studyResidual morbidityEarly outcomesLate causesCardiac arrestOutcomes after surgical coronary artery revascularisation in children with congenital heart disease
Thammineni K, Vinocur J, Harvey B, Menk J, Kelleman M, Korakiti A, Thomas A, Moller J, St Louis J, Kochilas L. Outcomes after surgical coronary artery revascularisation in children with congenital heart disease. Heart 2018, 104: 1417. PMID: 29472291, PMCID: PMC6092219, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical coronary revascularisationCongenital heart diseaseTransplant-free survivalCoronary revascularisationHeart diseaseLong-term transplant-free survivalUS National Death IndexPediatric Cardiac Care ConsortiumRetrospective cohort studyCoronary artery revascularisationNational Death IndexLong-term outcomesGraft patency dataLong-term survivalCoronary anomaliesHospital mortalityMulticentre registryBypass GraftingHospital deathCohort studyHospital dischargePatency dataDeath IndexAortic rootRevascularisation
2017
Development of quality metrics for ambulatory pediatric cardiology: Infection prevention
Johnson JN, Barrett CS, Franklin WH, Graham EM, Halnon NJ, Hattendorf BA, Krawczeski CD, McGovern JJ, O'Connor MJ, Schultz AH, Vinocur JM, Chowdhury D, Anderson JB. Development of quality metrics for ambulatory pediatric cardiology: Infection prevention. Congenital Heart Disease 2017, 12: 756-761. PMID: 28741863, DOI: 10.1111/chd.12519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfection preventionPediatric cardiologyAntibiotic prophylaxisRheumatic feverHand hygieneAdult CongenitalAmbulatory practiceRespiratory syncytial virus prophylaxisAsplenia/hyposplenismInfluenza vaccination complianceInfluenza vaccination recommendationsTetralogy of FallotQuality improvement initiativesAmbulatory pediatric cardiologyChest painInfluenza vaccinationKawasaki diseaseSecondary preventionVaccination recommendationsArterial switchCardiopulmonary bypassGreat arteriesSplenic functionVaccination compliancePreoperative method
2016
Factors Affecting Length of Postoperative Hospitalization for Pediatric Cardiac Operations in a Large North American Registry (1982–2007)
al-Haddad BJ, Menk JS, Kochilas L, Vinocur JM. Factors Affecting Length of Postoperative Hospitalization for Pediatric Cardiac Operations in a Large North American Registry (1982–2007). Pediatric Cardiology 2016, 37: 884-891. PMID: 26965705, PMCID: PMC5724563, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-016-1364-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative hospitalizationSurgical volumeAnnual surgical volumeHealthcare resource useLow-volume centersPediatric cardiac operationsFactors Affecting LengthCongenital heart diseaseNorth American RegistrySurgical treatmentEarly dischargeCardiac operationsPediatric hospitalizationsVolume centersHeart diseaseClinical significanceMerit further investigationSex-specific differencesHospitalizationEfficient careMajor causeRisk adjustmentOlder childrenTime interactionRandom effects
2012
Putting the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium in Context
Vinocur JM, Moller JH, Kochilas LK. Putting the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium in Context. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2012, 5: 577-579. PMID: 22811500, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.111.964841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAge FactorsCardiac Surgical ProceduresCardiologyChildChild, PreschoolCooperative BehaviorHealth Services ResearchHeart DiseasesHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMulticenter Studies as TopicOutcome Assessment, Health CarePediatricsRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited States