Background
Outcomes for repair of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (TAPVC) from individual institutions suggest a significant improvement in mortality over the last several decades. The purpose of this study is to review the outcomes following repair of TAPVC from a large multi-institutional registry.
Methods
A retrospective review of the multi-institutional database, the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium (PCCC) was used to identify patients with the diagnosis of TAPVC who underwent complete correction between the years of 1982 to 2007. Data reviewed included age, decade of primary operation, anatomic type, presentation, and in-hospital mortality.
Results
Of the 118,084 surgical procedures submitted to the PCCC, 2191 (1.9%) were primary surgical correction of TAPVC. Sixty one percent of the cohort was male with 6.8% reported as premature. Overall in-hospital surgical mortality for simple TAPVC was 13%. Mortality was 20% from 1982 to 1989, 16% from 1990 to 1999, and 8% from 2000 to 2007. Obstruction to the anomalous pulmonary venous connection occurred in 29% with a mortality of 26%.
Conclusions
Surgical outcomes from repair of congenital cardiac anomalies have significantly improved over the last several decades. Multi-institutional large databases are needed to confirm results published from single institutional experiences. Although improvements in surgical repair of TAPVC have occurred over the last three decades, specific subtypes still experience significant mortality.