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May 8, 2004European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic SurgeryOpen Access

Risk stratification in paediatric open-heart surgery1

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Why the study?

What are the significant risk factors for mortality after paediatric open-heart surgery?

Population

Paediatric patients undergoing open-heart surgery

Design

Cohort

Authors

NKNam E KangEulji UniversityTCTim ColeAin Shams UniversityVTVictor TsangChildren’s Institute

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Overview

May aid pediatric cardiac risk stratification; supports RACHS-1 validation yet leaves open prospective confirmation.

Structured PICO

What are the significant risk factors for mortality after paediatric open-heart surgery?

P
Population
Paediatric patients undergoing open-heart surgery
I
Intervention
RACHS-1 risk stratification method
O
Outcome
Mortalityhard clinical

Age, RACHS-1 category, and bypass time are significant predictors of mortality in pediatric open-heart surgery, validating the RACHS-1 method for risk adjustment.

Cite This Study

Kang et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dbf4b4d60f0b8828835e66https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.03.038
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