Bedside prediction rule for infections after pediatric cardiac surgery

Risk Factors for Healthcare-Associated Infections After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery*

OBJECTIVES Healthcare-associated infections after pediatric cardiac surgery are significant causes of morbidity and mortality. We aimed to identify the risk factors for the occurrence of healthcare-associated infections after pediatric cardiac surgery. DESIGN Retrospective, single-center observational study. SETTING PICU at a tertiary children's hospital. PATIENTS Consecutive pediatric pa...

The effects of magnesium supplementation on the incidence of cardiac complications after pediatric cardiac surgery

Background and Objective: The present study aimed to assess the role of magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) sup-plementation after cardiac surgery in pediatric patients, evaluating the incidence of cardiac complications, such as arrhythmia. Methods: In this study, 105 children scheduled for elective cardiac surgery were randomly divided into 3 groups. The first group, as the placebo group, received sali...

induced moderate hypothermia for low cardiac output after pediatric cardiac surgery

postoperative low cardiac output states are a major cause of postoperative mortality in infants and children following corrective cardiac surgery or congenital heart defects. whole body hypothermia has been used since 2001 in the management of these low output states when they are refractory to conventional modes of therapy. from december 2001 to april 2006, 25 cases were included in this study...

Derivation and validation of a preoperative prediction rule for delirium after cardiac surgery.

BACKGROUND Delirium is a common outcome after cardiac surgery. Delirium prediction rules identify patients at risk for delirium who may benefit from targeted prevention strategies, early identification, and treatment of underlying causes. The purpose of the present prospective study was to develop a prediction rule for delirium in a cardiac surgery cohort and to validate it in an independent co...

bedside ultrasound is a fast and easy tool in the diagnosis of pleural effusion after pediatric cardiac surgery