Why the study?
What are the incidence and risk factors for postoperative arrhythmias in children undergoing elective open heart surgery for congenital heart disease?
Population
369 consecutive patients under 18 years of age undergoing elective open heart surgery for congenital heart…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Early postoperative period
Authors
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Low incidence supports targeted monitoring after TOF repair; leaves open prospective validation of Aristotle score and lactate as predictors.
What are the incidence and risk factors for postoperative arrhythmias in children undergoing elective open heart surgery for congenital heart disease?
Postoperative arrhythmias occur in 6.7% of pediatric patients after congenital heart surgery and are associated with surgical complexity, duration, and postoperative hemodynamic instability.
Sahu et al. (2018) studied this question.
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