A systematic review of motor and cognitive outcomes after early surgery for congenital heart disease

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Snookes, Suzanne H ^a,e   Gunn, Julia K ^b,f,g   Eldridge, Bev J ^a   Donath, Susan M ^c,f,h   Hunt, Rod W ^b,f,g   Galea, Mary P ^e   Shekerdemian, Lara ^d,f,g  

^a Physiotherapy Department   (Australia)

^b Department of Neonatal Medicine ^*  (Australia)

^c Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e School of Physiotherapy   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^g Southern Health   (Australia)

^h MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Cardiac surgery; Congenital heart defects; Developmental disabilities

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; CHILDHOOD; CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DATA EXTRACTION; EMBASE; FOLLOW UP; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANCY; LIFE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDLINE; MOTOR SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; COGNITION DISORDERS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950560781     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1959     Document Type: Review

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