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Pediatric & Congenital Heart Center Outcomes

The Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center at MUSC Children's Health is recognized across the nation as a leader in the highly specialized fields of pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery. Our surgical outcomes rank among the best centers in the world and are the best in the country as ranked by U.S. News & World Report Best Children's Hospitals for the year 2022 through 2023. We believe in the importance of being transparent with our outcomes and provide public reporting through the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). In fact, for the five years the STS provided a star rating (2016 through 2020), our Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center was the recipient of a three-star rating, denoting the highest category of quality, in all five years. The number of three-star recipients for each cycle ranged from only six to twelve out of approximately 120 centers nationally. This recognition of consistently exceptional care is unique.

Survival Rate by Operation

Bar graph depicting MUSC Pediatric & Congenital Heart Center survival rates by operation compared to STS benchmark. The following procedures are compared: Off Bypass Coarctation, Ventricular septal defect (VSD), Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), Atrioventricular canal (AVC), Arterial switch operation (ASO), ASO and VSD, Glenn/HemiFontan, Fontan, Truncus arteriosus, Norwood. MUSC's survival rates are above the benchmark in all procedures except for Off Bypass Coarctation, Tetralogy of Fallot and Truncus arteriosus.  
This bar graph depicts MUSC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center's survival rates by operation compared to the STS benchmark. The following procedures are compared: Off Bypass Coarctation, Ventricular septal defect (VSD), Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), Atrioventricular canal (AVC), Arterial switch operation (ASO), ASO and VSD, Glenn/HemiFontan, Fontan, Truncus arteriosus, Norwood. MUSC's survival rates are above the benchmark in all procedures except for Off Bypass Coarctation, Tetralogy of Fallot and Truncus arteriosus.  

Survival Rate by Complexity

Bar graph depicting MUSC Pediatric & Congenital Heart Center survival rates by complexity compared to STS benchmark. MUSC's survival rate is above the benchmark overall and in all five individual categories.  
This bar graph depicts MUSC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center's survival rates by complexity, compared to the STS benchmark. MUSC's survival rate is above the benchmark overall and in all five individual categories. 

Post Operative Length of Stay

Bar graph depicting MUSC Pediatric & Congenital Heart Center post-operative length of stay compared to STS benchmark. The following procedures are compared: Off Bypass Coarctation, Ventricular septal defect (VSD), Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), Atrioventricular canal (AVC), Arterial switch operation (ASO), ASO and VSD, Glenn/HemiFontan, Fontan, Truncus arteriosus, Norwood. MUSC's length of stay is shorter than the benchmark in all but Arterial switch operation (ASO). 
This bar graph depicts MUSC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center's post-operative length of stay compared to the STS benchmark. The following procedures are compared: Off Bypass Coarctation, Ventricular septal defect (VSD), Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), Atrioventricular canal (AVC), Arterial switch operation (ASO), ASO and VSD, Glenn/HemiFontan, Fontan, Truncus arteriosus, Norwood. MUSC's length of stay is shorter than the benchmark in all but Arterial switch operation (ASO).