Effect of retrograde autologous priming based on miniaturized cardiopulmonary bypass in children undergoing open heart surgery: A STROBE compliant retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT: To evaluate the effectiveness of retrograde autologous priming (RAP) based on miniaturized cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) circuit in children undergoing open heart surgery.We performed a retrospective analysis of all patients (≤15 kg) who underwent open heart surgery with CPB in our center from January 1, 2017, to July 31, 2019. Propensity score matching was used to adjust for significant covariates, and multivariable stratified analysis was used to assess the association of the RAP technique with clinical outcomes.A total of 1111 patients were analyzed. There were 355 (32.0%) children who underwent RAP, and 756 (68.0%) were in the non-RAP group. After propensity score matching, there were a total of 638 patients, with 319 patients in each group. The bloodless priming rate was significantly

SUBMITTER: Meng B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7004667 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature