Incidence, Clinical Features, and Association with Prognosis of Bloodstream Infection in Pediatric Patients After Percutaneous or Surgical Treatment for Ventricular Septal Defect or Atrial Septal Defect: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Bloodstream infection (BSI) may occur after cardiac procedures, but this has rarely been investigated specifically in pediatric patients after percutaneous or surgical treatment for ventricular septal defect (VSD) or atrial septal defect (ASD) with recent data. The current study aimed to investigate the incidence, clinical features, and association with prognosis of BSI in this patient population.

Methods

Pediatric patients who received percutaneous or surgical procedure for VSD or ASD between 2010 and 2018 in a large children's hospital in China were retrospectively enrolled via the Pediatric Intensive Care database, but only those who had blood culture records within 24 h after the procedure and who had no prior positive blood culture records were included. BS

SUBMITTER: Chen Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9669298 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature