Introduction Many recent studies have investigated the hospital volume-outcome
relationship in surgery. In some cases, the results have prompted the centralization of …

Abstract Approximately 30–50% of infants undergoing neonatal surgery for congenital heart
disease (CHD) cannot meet oral feeding goals by discharge and require feeding tube …

Background The study aimed to investigate the risk factors of malnutrition in children with
congenital heart defect (CHD) in China. Methods This cohort study was performed at the …

Objective To estimate the effect of skin-to-skin care (SSC) on biobehavioral measures of
stress (anxiety and salivary cortisol) and attachment (attachment scores and salivary …

Background To determine whether intermittent intravenous (IV) paracetamol as primary
analgesic would significantly reduce morphine consumption in children aged 0–3 years after …

Objective To evaluate how outcomes changed in newborns undergoing surgery for
congenital heart disease after implementation of a standardized preoperative and …

Background The features of pediatric patients with postoperative transient and permanent
complete atrioventricular (AV) block (CAVB) were compared. Methods Patients who …

Objective: To reveal the risk factors that can lead to a complicated course and an increased
morbidity in patients< 1 year old after surgical ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure …

Background: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols are utilizing a
multidisciplinary approach, reassessing physiology to improve clinical outcomes, reducing …

ABSTRACT Introduction: Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery 1 (RACHS-1) score
is a simple model that can be easily applied and has been widely used for mortality …