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Incidence And Risk Factors For Chylothorax After Pediatric Heart Surgeries: Retrospective Analysis Of A Large Institution Database, Muhammad Shahzad, Yasser Abdulrhman Alheraish, Bushra Algethami, Patricia Machado, Reem Mohamed Essa Beheri, Gamal Mohamed, Fared Khouqeer, Zohair Al Halees
Incidence And Risk Factors For Chylothorax After Pediatric Heart Surgeries: Retrospective Analysis Of A Large Institution Database, Muhammad Shahzad, Yasser Abdulrhman Alheraish, Bushra Algethami, Patricia Machado, Reem Mohamed Essa Beheri, Gamal Mohamed, Fared Khouqeer, Zohair Al Halees
Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Background: Risk factors for postoperative chylothorax in children who had cardiothoracic procedures are not always clear. Due to complex course in post-operative care, It’s always challenging to find the risk factors, and their management. Objective: The aim of our study was to identify the incidence, risk factors and effective treatment approaches for chylothorax after pediatric heart surgery. Methods: Children who had the cardiac surgery and subsequently developed chylothorax were included in the study. The ratio of the experimental group to the control group was 1:2. Decannulations of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) were not included in the analysis of patient outcomes. …