Association between preoperative respiratory support and outcomes in paediatric cardiac surgery.

Elizabeth C CiociolaKaran R KumarKanecia O ZimmermanElizabeth J ThompsonMelissa HarwardLaura N SullivanJoseph W TurekChristoph P Hornik

Published in: Cardiology in the young (2019)

Preoperative respiratory support is associated with prolonged length of stay and mortality following CHD surgery. Knowing how preoperative respiratory support affects outcomes may help guide surgical timing, inform prognostic conversations, and improve risk stratification models.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
cardiac surgery
respiratory tract
intensive care unit
acute kidney injury
emergency department
cardiovascular disease
adipose tissue
acute coronary syndrome
skeletal muscle
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation
glycemic control
weight loss