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Keywords Children, decompression sickness, management, migraine, patent foramen ovale, platypnea–orthodeoxia syndrome, stroke Abstract A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a frequent incidental finding during echocardiography in otherwise healthy children. In most healthy children with a diagnosis of isolated incidental PFO, no further follow-up or intervention is necessary.
BACKGROUND: The complexity of congenital heart disease has been primarily stratified on the basis of surgical technical difficulty, specific diagnoses, and associated outcomes. We report on the refinement and validation of a pediatric echocardiography complexity (PEC) score. METHODS AND RESULTS: The American College of Cardiology Quality Network assembled a panel from 12 centers to refine a previously published PEC score developed in a single institution.
Introduction Vocal fold motion impairment (VFMI) is a known consequence after high-risk cardiac surgery. We implemented a universal laryngeal ultrasound (LUS) screening protocol for VFMI after the Norwood and aortic arch surgery. We hypothesized that LUS would accurately identify VFMI and predict postoperative aspiration. Methods We implemented a screening algorithm with LUS for patients undergoing high-risk cardiac surgery at a tertiary care pediatric hospital.
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