Adult patients with congenital heart disease in the intensive care unit

• Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) Vol. 108; no. 18; pp. 1452 - 1460
• Main Authors: Ramlakhan, Karishma Priyadarshani, van der Bie, Maaike, den Uil, Corstiaan A, Dubois, Eric A, Roos-Hesselink, Jolien W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society 01.09.2022; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Age; Body mass index; Cardiology; Cardiomyopathy; Cardiovascular disease; Congenital diseases; Congenital heart disease; Diabetes; Heart Defects, Congenital; Heart surgery; Hospitalization; Hospitals; Hypertension; Intensive care; Life expectancy; Mortality; Patient admissions; Population; Regression analysis; Ventilators; New York; United States > US; Netherlands; Heart Defects, Congenital

ObjectiveCurrent data on intensive care unit (ICU) admissions in patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) are limited and focus on admissions after elective cardiac surgery. This study describes non-elective ICU admissions in patients with ACHD.MethodsA retrospective matched cohort study...