Perinatal and perioperative factors associated with mortality and an increased need for hospital care in infants with transposition of the great arteries: A nationwide 11-year population-based cohort

Johanna Hautala, Mika Gissler, Annukka Ritvanen, Emmi Helle, Jaana Pihkala, Ilkka P. Mattila, Tommi Pätilä, Jukka Salminen, Juha Puntila, Eero Jokinen, Juha Räsänen, Tero Vahlberg, Tiina Ojala

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Abstract

Introduction: Newborn infants with transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA) need immediate care for an optimal outcome. This study comprised a nationwide 11-year population-based cohort of d-TGA infants, and assessed whether the implementation of a nationwide systematic fetal screening program, or other perinatal, or perioperative factors, are associated with mortality or an increased need for hospital care. Material and methods: The national cohort consisted of all live-born infants with simple d-TGA (TGA ± small ventricular septal defect, n = 127) born in Finland during 2004-2014. Data were collected from six national registries. Prenatal diagnosis and perinatal and perioperative factors associated with mortality and length of hospitalization were evaluated. Results: Preoperative mortality was 7.9%, and the total mortality was 8.7%. The prenatal detection rate increased after introducing systematic fetal anomaly screening from 5.0% to 37.7% during the study period (P <.0001), but the total mortality rate remained unchanged. All prenatally diagnosed infants (n = 27) survived. Lower gestational age (odds ratio 0.68, P =.012) and higher maternal age at birth (odds ratio 1.16, P =.036) were associated with increased mortality in multivariable analysis. Older infant age at time of operation (P =.002), longer aortic clamp time (P <.001), and higher maternal body mass index (P =.027) were associated with longer initial hospital stay. An extended need for hospital care during the first year of life was multi-factorial. Conclusions: In our cohort, none of the prenatally diagnosed d-TGA infants died. As a result of the limited prenatal detection rates, however, the sample size was insufficient to reach statistical significance. The d-TGA infants born with lower gestational age and to older mothers had increased mortality.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1728-1735
Number of pages8
JournalActa obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
Volume99
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2020

Keywords

  • hospitalization
  • maternal body mass index
  • mortality
  • prenatal diagnosis
  • transposition of great arteries
  • transposition of great vessels

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

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