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
2014
Age‐Dependent Sex Effects on Outcomes After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Kochilas LK, Vinocur JM, Menk JS. Age‐Dependent Sex Effects on Outcomes After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2014, 3: e000608. PMID: 24496232, PMCID: PMC3959673, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.113.000608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge FactorsCardiac Surgical ProceduresChildChild, PreschoolChi-Square DistributionFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHeart Defects, CongenitalHospital MortalityHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisNorth AmericaOdds RatioRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPediatric cardiac operationsPediatric cardiac surgeryCardiac surgeryCardiac operationsPostsurgical mortalityHigh-risk cardiac operationsPediatric Cardiac Care ConsortiumRisk of deathMonths of lifePotential sex differencesAge-dependent relationshipSurgical yearHospital mortalityUnadjusted mortalityPatient sexWhole cohortHigh-risk operationsCardiovascular diseaseSex effectsCardiovascular stressCare ConsortiumEarly infancyZ-scoreLogistic regressionMortality