| Factor Information | |
|---|---|
| Data ID | 3983 |
| Factor | percent of patients with diaphragm plication |
| Description | Diaphragm plication after surgery for congenital heart disease is associated with longer hospital length of stay. |
| Biomarker | NA |
| Classification | A3 (clinical factor - disease & symptom) |
| Association | |
|---|---|
| Application | prognosis |
| Objective | To determine the incidence of and risk factors associated with diaphragm plication in children undergoing cardiac surgery and evaluate timing to repair and effects on hospital cost and length of stay. |
| p Value | <0.0001 |
| Conclusion | There was a strong trend for higher incidence of plication with decreasing age. |
| Risk Factor | unknown |
| CHD Type | |
|---|---|
| ID | 148 |
| CHD Type | NA |
| CHD Subtype | NA |
| Sample | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population | ||
| Source | patients of CHD | |
| Region | Toronto, Canada | |
| Method | multi-institutional retrospective observational cohort study | |
| Race | North American | |
| Disease History | N/A | |
| Treatment History | cardiac surgery | |
| Group | group 1:< one months(Treatment) | (group 3: 1-5 years);(group 4: 5-18 years)(Control) |
| Number | 305 | 225(total:787)(group 2);59(total:440)(group 3); 14(total:330)(group 4) |
| Age | < one month(group 1) | (group 2): 1-12 months;(group 3): 1-5 years;(group 4: 5-18 years |
| Gender (Male: Female) | N/A | N/A |
| Marker Level | 0.319 | 28.6%(group 2: 1-12 months);13.4%;4.2% |
