Commentary: Goal-directed perfusion in pediatric heart surgery

[摘要] Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in infants and children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. A previous multi-institutional study has demonstrated a 42% incidence of postbypass AKI within 3 days of pediatric cardiac surgery and an association between AKI and worse outcomes, including prolonged mechanical ventilation, increased length of stay, and a trend toward increased mortality.1 Preventing postbypass AKI is an important objective of the pediatric cardiac surgery team in the overall mission of getting a child safely through open heart surgery.

[学科分类] 心脏病和心血管学