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noonan syndrome second common genetic syndrome associated congenital heart disease many patients noonan syndrome require cardiac intervention study aimed characterize difference cardiac surgery admissions patients without noonan syndrome data regarding hospital admissions collected using kids inpatient database 1997 2012 crosssectional study conducted comparing baseline characteristics cardiac morphology cardiac surgery comorbidities without noonan syndrome regression analysis conducted determine factors related noonan syndrome risk factors increased length hospitalization need ecmo inpatient mortality using noonan syndrome independent variable total 46169 admissions cardiac surgery 18 years age included final analyses 778 16 noonan syndrome pulmonary stenosis coronary anomalies valvuloplasty without valve replacement independently associated noonan syndrome noonan syndrome 90 likely chylothorax pediatric cardiac surgery admissions tended 45 days longer cost 54296 total charges noonan syndrome inpatient mortality also increased noonan syndrome noonan syndrome present relatively small proportion pediatric cardiac surgery admissions noonan syndrome independently associated increased length cost admissions well inpatient mortality