Long-term quality of life in adult survivors after the arterial switch operation

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Tyson A FrickeIgor E Konstantinov

Abstract

We sought to determine the quality of life after the arterial switch operation (ASO) using the Short Form 36 questionnaire in adult survivors. All patients (n = 107) who underwent the ASO and were 18 years of age or older living in the Australian state of Victoria with a contact telephone number were identified from the hospital database. Fifty-one (48%) patients were 18-24 years old and 56 (52%) patients were 25-34 years old. Patients completed the Short Form 36 quality of life questionnaire via telephone. The results of the 8 domains of the Short Form 36 questionnaire and the derived health state summary score (Short Form 6-Dimension) were compared against mean scores from age-matched Australian population data. Compared with the Australian population age-matched data, 18- to 24-year-old ASO patients ranked their health higher in 3 of the 8 domains (P < 0.01). The 25-34 age group ranked their health higher in 4 of the 8 domains (P < 0.01). No statistically significant differences in the mean Short Form 6-Dimension scores were observed in the 18-24 age group (0.769 for ASO patients vs 0.772 for Australian population, P = 0.85) or the 25-34 age group (0.795 for ASO patients vs 0.780 for Australian population, P = 0.33). Young a...Continue Reading

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Sep 10, 2019·World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery·Yue-Hin LokeLaura J Olivieri
Oct 7, 2019·Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery·Hilson TayIgor E Konstantinov
Mar 16, 2021·The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery·Tyson A FrickeIgor E Konstantinov
Jun 22, 2021·European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery·Sowmya RamananBaiju S Dharan

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