Textbook Outcome for Superior Cavopulmonary Connection: A Metric for Single Ventricle Heart Surgery
Neel K. Prabhu,
Mary E. Moya-Mendez,
Lillian Kang
et al.
Abstract:Background: To develop a more holistic measure of congenital heart center performance beyond mortality, we created a composite “textbook outcome” (TO) for the Glenn operation. We hypothesized that meeting TO would have a positive prognostic and financial impact. Methods: This was a single center retrospective study of patients undergoing superior cavopulmonary connection (bidirectional Glenn or Kawashima ± concomitant procedures) from 2005 to 2021. Textbook outcome was defined as freedom from operative mortali… Show more
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