Transverse Sternal Split: Outcomes for Pediatric Ventricular Septal Defect Closure

36 pediatric patients with a mean age of 7.14 months underwent perventricular device closure of ventricular septal defects via a transverse split sternotomy. The procedure was successful in 35 patients, with a mean hospital stay of 6.58 days and no in-hospital mortality. This dataset, associated with a paper by Pankaj Garg, reports surgical outcomes including complications, ventilation duration, and follow-up results over a mean period of 23.3 months.

Use Cases

• Analyze success rates and complication profiles for a novel surgical approach based on patient outcomes described in the abstract.
• Model correlations between patient age/weight and postoperative recovery metrics like ICU stay based on the reported demographic and outcome statistics.
• Compare the cosmetic and procedural advantages of transverse split sternotomy to median sternotomy based on the study's stated objectives and conclusions.

Strengths

• Includes specific outcome metrics for 36 pediatric patients, such as success rate (35/36) and complication counts.
• Reports detailed postoperative statistics including mean ventilation duration (11.83 hours) and mean hospital stay (6.58 days).
• Provides longitudinal follow-up data over a mean period of 23.3 months for assessing long-term efficacy.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Data may reflect a specific clinical study's patient population; generalizability to broader demographics is unclear.

Provenance

Source

Pankaj Garg via paperswithcode

Collection Method

Clinical study of surgical outcomes.