Risk factors and early outcomes associated with prolonged pleural effusion/chylothorax after paediatric cardiac surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Prolonged pleural effusion/chylothorax (PPE/C) is a less investigated complication following paediatric cardiac surgery, and its true incidence, risk factors and impact on postoperative outcomes are not well described. We aim to address these gaps in knowledge using data from a prospective, multicentre study.

Methods

Data on 9 post-operative morbidities (unplanned reinterventions, extracorporeal life support, necrotising enterocolitis, PPE/C, renal replacement therapy, major adverse events, acute neurological events, feeding issues and postsurgical infection) were prospectively collected at 5 UK centres between 2015 and 2017, following paediatric cardiac surgery. Incidence of PPE/C, associations with procedure types, and risk factors were described. Mortality (30-

SUBMITTER: Dorobantu DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11522863 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature