Why the study?
What are the risk factors for infection in children undergoing cardiac surgery?
Population
499 children undergoing cardiac operations from January 1998 through December 1999, median age 263 days.
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May inform perioperative risk stratification in pediatric cardiac surgery; leaves open whether modifying factors reduces infections.
What are the risk factors for infection in children undergoing cardiac surgery?
In pediatric cardiac surgery, younger age, smaller body surface area, prolonged operative times, and pulmonary hypertension are significant risk factors for postoperative infection.
Mrówczyński et al. (2002) studied this question.
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