Why the study?
Does modified ultrafiltration improve global left ventricular systolic function in infants and children undergoing open-heart surgery?
Population
22 infants and children undergoing their first corrective open-heart surgery for congenital heart defects…
Comparison
Modified ultrafiltration performed for 10… vs No ultrafiltration (control group).
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Immediate post-operative period
Authors
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May support systolic gains with modified ultrafiltration after pediatric cardiac surgery; leaves open confirmation in randomized trials before practice change.
Does modified ultrafiltration improve global left ventricular systolic function in infants and children undergoing open-heart surgery?
Modified ultrafiltration improves load-independent indices of global left ventricular systolic function immediately after open-heart surgery in children, without altering diastolic function.
Chaturvedi et al. (1999) studied this question.
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