Vasoactive-ventilation-renal score and outcomes in infants and children after cardiac surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is a need to index important clinical characteristics in pediatric cardiac surgery that can be obtained early in the postoperative period and accurately predict postoperative outcomes.

Methodology

A prospective cohort study was conducted in the pediatric cardiac ICU and ward on all children aged <18 years undergoing cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease from September 2018 to October 2020. The vasoactive-ventilation-renal (VVR) score was analyzed to predict outcomes of cardiac surgeries with a comparison of postoperative variables.

Results

A total of 199 children underwent cardiac surgery during the study period. The median (interquartile range) age was 2 (0.8-5) years, and the median weight was 9.3 (6-16) kg. The most common diagnoses were v

SUBMITTER: Abhay P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9986414 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature