Risk of Inappropriately Timed Live Vaccination After Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend delaying live vaccinations up to 11 months after transfusions of certain blood products due to the risk of immunoglobulins decreasing immunization efficacy. Because vaccination schedules recommend live immunizations at 12 months, infants aged 5 to 12 months who undergo cardiac surgery requiring blood products are potentially at risk for improper vaccination. The objective of this study was to identify the risk of inappropriately timed live vaccination in pediatric patients after cardiovascular surgery.

Methods

This single-center, retrospective chart review included 345 patients 5 to 12 months of age who underw

SUBMITTER: Shockley AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9674358 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature