Incidence and treatment of chylothorax after cardiac surgery in children: analysis of a large multi-institution database.

Mery, Carlos M

Incidence and treatment of chylothorax after cardiac surgery in children: analysis of a large multi-institution database. [electronic resource] - The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Feb 2014 - 678-86.e1; discussion 685-6 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Observational Study

1097-685X

10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.09.068 doi


Adolescent
Cardiac Surgical Procedures--adverse effects
Chi-Square Distribution
Child
Child, Preschool
Chylothorax--diagnosis
Combined Modality Therapy
Databases, Factual
Fatty Acids--administration & dosage
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital--epidemiology
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Length of Stay
Ligation
Logistic Models
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Octreotide--therapeutic use
Odds Ratio
Parenteral Nutrition, Total
Pleurodesis
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Thoracic Duct--surgery
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
United States--epidemiology