Why the study?
What are the determinants of extended Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay for infants undergoing cardiac surgery?
What are the determinants of extended Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay for infants undergoing cardiac surgery?
Preoperative organ dysfunction, need for nasogastric feeding, and total support time are predictors of extended ICU length of stay in infants undergoing cardiac surgery.
Identifies candidate predictors of extended ICULOS after infant cardiac surgery; leaves open prospective validation before informing practice.
In conclusion, preoperative organ dysfunction, need for nasogastric feeding, and total support time may offer measurable variables useful in predicting that infant at greatest risk for extended ICULOS.
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