Impact of Confounding on Cost, Survival, and Length-of-Stay Outcomes for Neonates with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Undergoing Stage 1 Palliation Surgery.

The objective of this analysis was to update trends in LOS and costs by survivorship and ECMO use among neonates with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) undergoing stage 1 palliation surgery using 2016 data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Kids' Inpatient Database. We identified neonates