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Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
Between 2015 and June 2018, we performed 825 operations. Of these, 562 qualify for STS data comparison.
St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Pediatric Heart Surgery Mortality/Survival Rates July 2015 – June 2019
Pediatric heart surgery survival rates compared by procedure risk categories over three years. St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital has a 98% or higher survival rate in three categories.
| July 2015-June 2019 | Number of SJCH Patients |
National/STS Mortality Rate Data |
SJCH Mortality Rate Data | SJCH Survival Rate % Conversion |
| STAT 1 (low risk) |
0/198 | 0.4% | 0% | 100% |
| STAT 2 | 2/251 | 1.4% | 0.8% | 99.2% |
| STAT 3 | 1/72 | 2.2% | 1.4% | 98.6% |
| STAT 4 | 7/130 | 6.1% | 5.4% | 94.6% |
| STAT 5 (high risk) |
4/24 | 13.3% | 16.7% | 83.3% |
| All patients | 14/675 | 2.7% | 2.1% | 97.9% |
St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Pediatric Heart Surgery Length of Stay (LOS) by Procedure July 2015-June 2019
Length of stay in the hospital post-surgery is expressed as a median in days. In all categories, St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital had a shorter length of stay for its post-surgery patients, which translates to reliable diagnosis, solid pre-surgery planning, quality execution and effective post-surgery care.
| LOS July 2015-June 2019 | Number of SJCH Patients | National/STS LOS Data | SJCH LOS Data | SJCH Patient Discharge post-surgery compared to national average |
| STAT 1 (low risk) |
198 | 7 | 3 | 4 days sooner |
| STAT 2 | 251 | 20 | 4 | 16 days sooner |
| STAT 3 | 72 | 15 | 5 | 10 days sooner |
| STAT 4 | 130 | 28 | 12 | 16 days sooner |
| STAT 5 (high risk) |
24 | 46 | 26 | 20 days sooner |
| All patients | 675 | N/A | 4 | Median SJCH LOS: 4 days |
St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Pediatric Heart Surgery Length of Stay (LOS) by Procedure July 2015-June 2019
Length of stay in the hospital post-surgery is expressed by procedure as a median in days. In all categories, St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital had a shorter length of stay for its post-surgery patients, which translates to reliable diagnosis, solid pre-surgery planning, quality execution and effective post-surgery care.
| July 2015-June 2019 LOS Selected Procedures | National/STS LOS Data | SJCH LOS Data | SJCH Patient Discharge post-surgery compared to national average |
| Ventricular septal defect | 9 | 3 | 6 days sooner |
| Coarctation (off bypass) | 13 | 3 | 10 days sooner |
| Tetralogy of Fallot | 12 | 5 | 7 days sooner |
| Atrioventricular septal defect | 17 | 6 | 11 days sooner |
| Arterial switch | 18 | 7 | 11 days sooner |
| Fontan | 14 | 7 | 7 days sooner |
| Norwood | 50 | 23 | 27 days sooner |
| Glenn | 14 | 8 | 6 days sooner |
For more information about our pediatric heart services, call our KIDS Heart Hotline: (813) 644-6679.
Additional Information
Between 2015 and June 2018, we performed 825 operations. Of these, 562 qualify for STS data comparison.
St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Pediatric Heart Surgery Mortality/Survival Rates July 2015 – June 2019
Pediatric heart surgery survival rates compared by procedure risk categories over three years. St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital has a 98% or higher survival rate in three categories.
| July 2015-June 2019 | Number of SJCH Patients |
National/STS Mortality Rate Data |
SJCH Mortality Rate Data | SJCH Survival Rate % Conversion |
| STAT 1 (low risk) |
0/198 | 0.4% | 0% | 100% |
| STAT 2 | 2/251 | 1.4% | 0.8% | 99.2% |
| STAT 3 | 1/72 | 2.2% | 1.4% | 98.6% |
| STAT 4 | 7/130 | 6.1% | 5.4% | 94.6% |
| STAT 5 (high risk) |
4/24 | 13.3% | 16.7% | 83.3% |
| All patients | 14/675 | 2.7% | 2.1% | 97.9% |
St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Pediatric Heart Surgery Length of Stay (LOS) by Procedure July 2015-June 2019
Length of stay in the hospital post-surgery is expressed as a median in days. In all categories, St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital had a shorter length of stay for its post-surgery patients, which translates to reliable diagnosis, solid pre-surgery planning, quality execution and effective post-surgery care.
| LOS July 2015-June 2019 | Number of SJCH Patients | National/STS LOS Data | SJCH LOS Data | SJCH Patient Discharge post-surgery compared to national average |
| STAT 1 (low risk) |
198 | 7 | 3 | 4 days sooner |
| STAT 2 | 251 | 20 | 4 | 16 days sooner |
| STAT 3 | 72 | 15 | 5 | 10 days sooner |
| STAT 4 | 130 | 28 | 12 | 16 days sooner |
| STAT 5 (high risk) |
24 | 46 | 26 | 20 days sooner |
| All patients | 675 | N/A | 4 | Median SJCH LOS: 4 days |
St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Pediatric Heart Surgery Length of Stay (LOS) by Procedure July 2015-June 2019
Length of stay in the hospital post-surgery is expressed by procedure as a median in days. In all categories, St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital had a shorter length of stay for its post-surgery patients, which translates to reliable diagnosis, solid pre-surgery planning, quality execution and effective post-surgery care.
| July 2015-June 2019 LOS Selected Procedures | National/STS LOS Data | SJCH LOS Data | SJCH Patient Discharge post-surgery compared to national average |
| Ventricular septal defect | 9 | 3 | 6 days sooner |
| Coarctation (off bypass) | 13 | 3 | 10 days sooner |
| Tetralogy of Fallot | 12 | 5 | 7 days sooner |
| Atrioventricular septal defect | 17 | 6 | 11 days sooner |
| Arterial switch | 18 | 7 | 11 days sooner |
| Fontan | 14 | 7 | 7 days sooner |
| Norwood | 50 | 23 | 27 days sooner |
| Glenn | 14 | 8 | 6 days sooner |
For more information about our pediatric heart services, call our KIDS Heart Hotline: (813) 644-6679.