Incidence and Treatment of Chylothorax in Children Undergoing Corrective Surgery for Congenital Heart Diseases

Autor: Laércio da Silva Paiva, Cristiane Felix Ximenes Pessotti, Nicolle Martin Christofe, Ieda Biscegli Jatene
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery v.32 n.5 2017
Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular (SBCCV)
instacron:SBCCV
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 32, Iss 5, Pp 390-393
ISSN: 1678-9741
0102-7638
Popis: Introduction: Chylothorax is a lymphatic extravasation into pleural cavity and its incidence is 0.25%-5.3% in children undergoing cardiac surgery. Objective: To evaluate the incidence of chylothorax in pediatrics patients operated, linking it in each surgical intervention. Evaluate treatment types and efficiency. Methods: Retrospective study using medical records of children undergoing cardiac surgery in the Hospital do Coração between 2004 and 2014. For statistical analysis, qualitative variables by absolute frequency and relative frequency; quantitative variables, by median of 25 and 75 percentiles, as they did not present normal distribution (Shapiro-Wilk, P
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