Clinical Study
Surveillance of Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Outcome Using Risk Stratifications at a Tertiary Care Center in Thailand
Table 7
Major postoperative complications and morbidities .
| | Variables | n (%) |
| | Postoperative pyrexia | 99 (43.0) | | Bleeding, cardiac tamponade, and unstable hemodynamic requiring reoperation | 22 (9.6) | | Pleural effusion and chylothorax | 20 (8.6) | | Serious cardiac arrhythmia (total events) | 20 (8.7) | | (i) Junctional ectopic tachycardia | 4 (2.3) | | (ii) Autonomic ectopic tachycardia | 2 (0.8) | | (iii) Supraventricular tachycardia | 2 (0.8) | | (iv) Ventricular tachycardia | 3 (2.3) | | (v) Ventricular fibrillation | 1 (0.4) | | (vi) Junctional rhythm (required temporary pacing) | 1 (1.3) | | (vii) Complete heart block | 6 (2.8) | | Required reintubation | 12 (5.2) | | Renal failure required peritoneal dialysis | 6 (2.6) | | Pneumothorax (needed more ICD) | 4 (1.7) | | Wound infection and mediastinitis | 1 (0.5) | | Neurological deficit | 0 (0) | | Anticoagulation complication | 0 (0) |
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ICD: intercostal drainage, CPR: cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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