Letter to the editor - Congenital cardiac disease and biliary atresia - Not a benign relationship
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This letter critiques a database review examining outcomes in infants with biliary atresia and concurrent congenital heart disease undergoing Kasai portoenterostomy. While the study found increased complications in CHD patients with no 30-day mortality, the author highlights a critical limitation: meaningful outcomes in this population typically emerge beyond the 30-day data capture window.
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- 10% of infants undergoing Kasai portoenterostomy have congenital heart disease (CHD), per NSQIP-P data from 2012-2022.
- Simple CHD doubles complication risk post-Kasai; complex CHD triples it compared to non-CHD patients.
- No deaths occurred in the CHD cohort within 30 days, but NSQIP-P data cutoff limits long-term outcome assessment.
- Critical outcomes in biliary atresia with CHD likely occur beyond the 30-day NSQIP-P surveillance window.
- Clinicians should anticipate higher perioperative morbidity when managing Kasai patients with concurrent cardiac anomalies.
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How to cite: GlobalCastMD. Letter to the editor - Congenital cardiac disease and biliary atresia - Not a benign relationship. GlobalCastMD Medical Library. 2025-09-02. https://library.globalcastmd.com/article/10938
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