Late Causes of Death After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Comprehensive information regarding causes of late post-operative death following pediatric congenital cardiac surgery is lacking.The study sought to analyze late causes of death after congenital cardiac surgery by era and defect severity.We obtained data from a nationwide pediatric cardiac surgery database and Finnish population registry regarding patients who underwent cardiac surgery at <15 years of age at 1 of 5 universities or 1 district...