Prediction of quality of life at long-term follow-up after Fontan operation by scoring risk factors. 1994

I Park, and M Nakazawa, and Y Imai, and K Sawatari, and K Momma
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo.

Many factors will determine the quality of life at long-term follow-up after the Fontan operation. We tried to predict the long-term outcome of modified Fontan operation based on the combined assessment of various preoperative data. The preoperative condition was evaluated by a scoring system in which multilevel scores (from zero to 8 points) were given to a total of 14 morphological and physiological factors according to the contribution of each factor to mortality. The major factors were the association of the extracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection, pulmonary arterial vascular resistance, mean pulmonary arterial pressure, PA index, ejection fraction of the main ventricle, and creatinine clearance. Points for each factor were determined according to surgical mortality, with zero points indicating no increased risk. The total score, i.e., the sum of the points for each item, in each patient was analyzed in relation to the patient's quality of life over a long-term follow-up, as evaluated by questionnaires. Twenty-six of 29 patients with scores of 5 or less showed normal or almost normal life long after the operation, whereas 5 of 10 with higher scores had restricted physical and daily activity. In conclusion, good preoperative condition predicts a good quality of life long after the Fontan operation. In addition, the concept of taking into account all possible risk factors as a comprehensive indicator may be useful in predicting long-term results.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D011788 Quality of Life A generic concept reflecting concern with the modification and enhancement of life attributes, e.g., physical, political, moral, social environment as well as health and disease. HRQOL,Health-Related Quality Of Life,Life Quality,Health Related Quality Of Life
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012307 Risk Factors An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, based on epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent. Health Correlates,Risk Factor Scores,Risk Scores,Social Risk Factors,Population at Risk,Populations at Risk,Correlates, Health,Factor, Risk,Factor, Social Risk,Factors, Social Risk,Risk Factor,Risk Factor Score,Risk Factor, Social,Risk Factors, Social,Risk Score,Score, Risk,Score, Risk Factor,Social Risk Factor
D018729 Fontan Procedure A procedure in which total right atrial or total caval blood flow is channeled directly into the pulmonary artery or into a small right ventricle that serves only as a conduit. The principal congenital malformations for which this operation is useful are TRICUSPID ATRESIA and single ventricle with pulmonary stenosis. Fontan Circuit,Fontan Circulation,Fontan Operation,Fontan Palliation,Hemi-Fontan Procedure,Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Shunt,Bidirectional Glenn Procedure,Bidirectional Glenn Shunt,Norwood Procedure, Stage 2,Norwood Procedure, Stage 3,Norwood Procedure, Stage II,Norwood Procedure, Stage III,Stage 2 Norwood Procedure,Stage 3 Norwood Procedure,Stage II Norwood Procedure,Stage III Norwood Procedure,Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Shunts,Bidirectional Glenn Procedures,Bidirectional Glenn Shunts,Cavopulmonary Shunt, Bidirectional,Circuit, Fontan,Circulation, Fontan,Glenn Procedure, Bidirectional,Glenn Shunt, Bidirectional,Hemi Fontan Procedure,Operation, Fontan,Palliation, Fontan,Procedure, Bidirectional Glenn,Procedure, Fontan,Procedure, Hemi-Fontan,Shunt, Bidirectional Cavopulmonary

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