Impact of antenatal diagnosis of hypoplastic left heart syndrome on the clinical presentation and surgical outcomes: The Australian experience

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 112-117

  Sivarajan, Venkatesan ^a   Penny, Daniel J ^a   Filan, Peter ^a   Brizard, Christian ^a   Shekerdemian, Lara S ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenatal diagnosis; Congenital heart disease; Hypoplastic left heart syndrome; Paediatric intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; LACTIC ACID; PROSTAGLANDIN;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEWBORN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PH MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VICTORIA;

EID: 62549089174     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01438.x     Document Type: Article

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