Improving Outcomes for Infants with Single Ventricle Physiology through Standardized Feeding during the Interstage

• Main Authors: Cindy Weston (Author), S. Adil Husain (Author), Christopher L. Curzon (Author), Steve Neish (Author), Gemma T. Kennedy (Author), Krista Bonagurio (Author), Kevin Gosselin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Congenital heart disease is identified as the most common birth defect with single ventricle physiology carrying the highest mortality. Staged surgical palliation is required for treatment, with mortality historically as high as 22% in the four- to six-month period from the first- to second-stage su...