Table 1.

Baseline characteristics, early cFO (at 72 h)

Demographics	cFO < 5% (N = 59)	cFO > 10% (N = 14)	P-value
Age at OHT, years (mean, sd)	9.9 (7.0)	5.3 (6.2)	0.03
Infant < 1 year at OHT	12 (20.3%)	4 (28.6%)	0.5
Gender
Male	30 (50.9%)	6 (42.9%)	0.59
Female	29 (49.2%)	8 (57.1%)
Race
Hispanic	33 (55.9%)	8 (57.1%)	0.94
Weight, kg (mean, sd)	38.9 (27.7)	19.4 (19.4)	0.01
Cyanotic lesion	14 (23.7%)	7 (50%)	0.05
Indications for transplant
Congenital	12 (20.3%)	7 (50%)	0.08
Myocarditis	2 (3.4%)	1 (7.1%)
Cardiomyopathy	38 (64.4%)	4 (28.6%)
Re-transplant failure	7 (11.9%)	2 (14.3%)
Support at transplant
VAD	14 (23.7%)	2 (14.3%)	0.44
ECLS	5 (8.5%)	0 (0%)	0.26
Vasoactives	8 (13.6%)	1 (7.1%)	0.51
Peri/post-transplant
Cardiopulmonary bypass (min) (mean, sd)	113.7 (59.8)	108.5 (31.5)	0.75
Aortic cross-clamp (min) (mean, sd)	68.7 (33.0)	68.1 (31.5)	0.95
Donor ischemic (min) (mean, sd)	194.3 (90.7)	199.5 (122.0)	0.87
Max VIS 72H (mean, sd)	12.0 (5.2)	17.4 (13.5)	0.25
Graft failure/postoperative ECLS	3 (5.1%)	4 (28.6%)	0.01

Bold values indicate statistical significance (p ≤ 0.05)

Baseline perioperative characteristics of patients with early postoperative cumulative fluid overload (cFO) assessed as cumulative fluid balance up to 72 h following post-cardiac transplantation, compared to those without postoperative cFO at given time period

OHT orthotopic heart transplant, VAD ventricular assist device, ECLS extracorporeal life support, VIS vasoactive inotrope score at 72 h following cardiac transplantation