Cardiology in the young
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Cardiology in the young · Aug 2006
An index for evaluating results in paediatric cardiac intensive care.
To determine if in-hospital mortality after cardiac surgery can be predicted, in children, using a new clinical and surgical index. ⋯ We found that surgery undertaken in the neonatal period, weight below the 5th percentile, the presence of associated clinical risk factors, operations of higher complexity, and more than 90 minutes of cardiopulmonary bypass were all significantly associated with mortality. Our suggested new index showed a linear correlation with mortality, and in our current experience, has proved a valuable tool for predicting adverse outcomes.