Proposal for Retrospective Review of an Adult Congenital Heart Surgery Program
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 700
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- The primary interest of the study is to look at the breakdown of our adult congenital program in regards to location, personnel, and case type.
研究概览
简要总结
It is now estimated that the number of adults with congenital heart disease in the U.S is over 800,000. Unfortunately, these patients, in some way, have become a lost population. They have congenital abnormalities familiar to a children's hospital, yet have surpassed the age cutoff for admission.
Recently, we have developed a specialized program to care for this unique patient population. Dedicated programs such as ours hope to optimize patient care, consolidate specialized resources, provide sufficient patient numbers for training and maintain expertise and facilitate research in this unique population.
详细描述
In the United States, approximately 30,000 children are born with congenital heart disease every year. As technology, operative technique, and critical care medicine have improved significantly over the years, more of these children are surviving into adulthood.
Care of the congenital cardiac surgical patient requires a concerted effort on the part of the surgeons, perfusionists, anesthesiologists, intensivists, nurses, respiratory therapists, rehabilitation services and social workers. It is hoped that the same excellent care received in a children's congenital heart surgery program can be continued as these patients graduate into an adult program.
This is a retrospective chart review examining patients over the age of 18 years who have undergone operations for congenital heart disease. The primary interest of the study is to look at the breakdown of our adult congenital program in regards to location, personnel, and case type. All charts reviewed will be of patients who had their surgery at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta or Emory University between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2006. We will review approximately 225 charts for this study.
The first aim of the study would be to examine the demographics of the adult congenital heart surgery program itself. The following information will be collected:
- Location of the surgery - children's hospital vs adult hospital
- Surgeon - adult cardiac surgeon vs congenital cardiac surgeon
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Only
- 时间视角
- Retrospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 19 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •surgery at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta or Emory University between 1.1.2000 and 12.31.2007
- •surgery on patients after 18 years to approximately 65 years of age
排除标准
- •Those who do not meet inclusion criteria
结局指标
主要结局
The primary interest of the study is to look at the breakdown of our adult congenital program in regards to location, personnel, and case type.
时间窗: Retrospective chart review
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Subhadra Shashidharan
Assistant Professor
Emory University