title: Mortality as an outcome measure following cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease in the current era.
abstract: Mortality following cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease is rare in the current times. In this review article, we explore current mortality rates, factors associated with mortality, and pitfalls in the use of mortality as a measure for assessing outcomes following congenital heart surgery.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA. ravi.thiagarajan@cardio.chboston.org
authors.forename: Ravi R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Thiagarajan
authors.forename: Peter C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Laussen
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome