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The hidden mortality of transposition of the great arteries and survival advantage provided by prenatal diagnosis

The hidden mortality of transposition of the great arteries and survival advantage provided by prenatal diagnosis
The hidden mortality of transposition of the great arteries and survival advantage provided by prenatal diagnosis
Objective To describe the sensitivity of fetal anomaly scanning at detecting transposition of the great arteries (TGA) and to investigate whether prenatal detection improves survival. Design Retrospective review of survival by comparing those who had an antenatal diagnosis with those who did not. Setting Population-based study in Wessex region over 13 years. Population Babies with isolated TGA and an intact ventricular septum. Methods Review of outcomes by comparing those who had an antenatal diagnosis with those who did not. Main outcome measures Mortality rates in each group. Results TGA occurred more commonly in boys than in girls. Using the existing national screening policy, the antenatal detection rate of TGA was only 6.9% over the study period, improving to 25% in the last 4 years. This contrasts with a 40% detection rate when TGA was associated with a ventricular septal defect (VSD). All the babies who had TGA diagnosed antenatally survived through surgery. Of those who were not diagnosed antenatally, two were stillborn, five died before the diagnosis was made and four died after surgery. Although the difference in survival rates between those who were antenatally diagnosed and those who were not is not statistically significant (chi(2)= 3.9; P= 0.11), some of these deaths could have been prevented if a prenatal diagnosis had been made. Conclusions Improved antenatal diagnosis could lead to a significant reduction in the mortality associated with TGA. The current low detection rate of TGA in the UK could be improved by the inclusion of outflow tract views in routine fetal anomaly scans, and we believe that the extra workload is justified
design, fetal, survival rate, survival, surgery, diagnosis, mortality, prenatal diagnosis, methods, review, population, arteries, genetics
1470-0328
1096-1100
Blyth, M.
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Howe, D.
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Gnanapragasam, J.
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Wellesley, D.
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Wellesley, D.
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Blyth, M., Howe, D., Gnanapragasam, J. and Wellesley, D. (2008) The hidden mortality of transposition of the great arteries and survival advantage provided by prenatal diagnosis. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 115 (9), 1096-1100. (doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01793.x).

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Objective To describe the sensitivity of fetal anomaly scanning at detecting transposition of the great arteries (TGA) and to investigate whether prenatal detection improves survival. Design Retrospective review of survival by comparing those who had an antenatal diagnosis with those who did not. Setting Population-based study in Wessex region over 13 years. Population Babies with isolated TGA and an intact ventricular septum. Methods Review of outcomes by comparing those who had an antenatal diagnosis with those who did not. Main outcome measures Mortality rates in each group. Results TGA occurred more commonly in boys than in girls. Using the existing national screening policy, the antenatal detection rate of TGA was only 6.9% over the study period, improving to 25% in the last 4 years. This contrasts with a 40% detection rate when TGA was associated with a ventricular septal defect (VSD). All the babies who had TGA diagnosed antenatally survived through surgery. Of those who were not diagnosed antenatally, two were stillborn, five died before the diagnosis was made and four died after surgery. Although the difference in survival rates between those who were antenatally diagnosed and those who were not is not statistically significant (chi(2)= 3.9; P= 0.11), some of these deaths could have been prevented if a prenatal diagnosis had been made. Conclusions Improved antenatal diagnosis could lead to a significant reduction in the mortality associated with TGA. The current low detection rate of TGA in the UK could be improved by the inclusion of outflow tract views in routine fetal anomaly scans, and we believe that the extra workload is justified

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Published date: 2008
Keywords: design, fetal, survival rate, survival, surgery, diagnosis, mortality, prenatal diagnosis, methods, review, population, arteries, genetics

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Local EPrints ID: 59507
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/59507
ISSN: 1470-0328
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Date deposited: 05 Sep 2008
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 11:16

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Author: M. Blyth
Author: D. Howe
Author: J. Gnanapragasam
Author: D. Wellesley

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