Prevalence of Culture-Negative Fever in Infants With Down Syndrome Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.

Jeffrey VergalesMichael David SeckelerJoshua ChewJames Gangemi

Published in: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery (2020)

Patients with DS have a higher incidence of culture-negative fever within the first 72 hours. The presence of fever in these patients, however, does not affect their overall postoperative course.

Keyphrases

cardiac surgery
end stage renal disease
risk factors
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
acute kidney injury
peritoneal dialysis
patients undergoing