Sarah B. Mulkey|Shasha Bai|Cheng Luo|Jordyn E. Cleavenger|Neal Gibson|Greg J. Holland|Bridget Mosley|Jeffrey R. Kaiser|Adnan Bhutta
School-Age Test Proficiency and Special Education After Congenital Heart Disease Surgery in Infancy
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences|University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences|University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences|Arkansas Children's Hospital|University of Central Arkansas|Conway School of Landscape Design|University of Central Arkansas|Conway School of Landscape Design|University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences|Baylor College of Medicine|University of Maryland, Baltimore
evaluate test proficiency receipt special education services schoolage children undergone surgery congenital heart disease chd age 1 yeardata arkansasborn children underwent surgery chd arkansas childrens hospital age 1 year 1996 2004 linked state birth certificates arkansas department education longitudinal database containing achievement test scores literacy mathematics grades 34 special education codes primary negative outcome achieving gradelevel proficiency achievement tests logistic regression accounting repeated measures used evaluate associations achieving proficiency demographic data maternal education clinical factorsa total 362 458 79 children underwent surgery chd matched arkansas department education database 285 grade 3 andor 4 achievement tests scores fewer students chd achieved proficiency literacy mathematics p 05 compared gradematched state students higher 5minute apgar score shorter duration hospitalization higher maternal education predicted proficiency literacy p 05 white race cardiopulmonary bypass shorter hospitalization predicted proficiency mathematics p 05 sex gestational age age surgery chd diagnosis type number surgeries predict test proficiency compared public school students children chd received special education services 269 vs 116 p 001children chd poorer academic achievement likely receive special education services state students results study support need neurodevelopmental evaluations standard practice children chd