OBJECTIVE: To assess the safety of performing diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization of neonates, infants and children in a laboratory located in an adult hospital. DESIGN: Retrospective medical record review. SETTING: Children's Hospital of Western Ontario. PATIENTS: All patients 18 years or younger undergoing cardiac catheterization procedures performed by pediatric cardiologists between January 1986 and December 1989. MAIN RESULTS: The total number of procedures performed was 289. Three major (1%), nine moderate (3%) and 20 minor (7%) complications were documented with none fatal. These rates are comparable with complications documented for larger centres with dedicated pediatric catheterization facilities. CONCLUSION: Although less than ideal, the use of an adult facility for pediatric cardiac catheterization appears to be a safe and reasonable alternative.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the safety of performing diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization of neonates, infants and children in a laboratory located in an adult hospital. DESIGN: Retrospective medical record review. SETTING:Children's Hospital of Western Ontario. PATIENTS: All patients 18 years or younger undergoing cardiac catheterization procedures performed by pediatric cardiologists between January 1986 and December 1989. MAIN RESULTS: The total number of procedures performed was 289. Three major (1%), nine moderate (3%) and 20 minor (7%) complications were documented with none fatal. These rates are comparable with complications documented for larger centres with dedicated pediatric catheterization facilities. CONCLUSION: Although less than ideal, the use of an adult facility for pediatric cardiac catheterization appears to be a safe and reasonable alternative.
Authors: Timothy M Coskran; Zhijie Jiang; James E Klaunig; Dixie L Mager; Leslie Obert; Andrew Robertson; Nicholas Tsinoremas; Zemin Wang; Mark Gosink Journal: PLoS One Date: 2017-05-04 Impact factor: 3.240