Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Characteristic | Paracetamol (n, %) N = 94 |
Morphine (n, %) N = 100 |
|---|---|---|
|
Sex, n (%) Male Female |
51 (54) 43 (46) |
52 (52) 48 (48) |
|
Center, n (%) Erasmus MC-Sophia Rotterdam Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital UMC Utrecht Beatrix Children’s Hospital UMC Groningen University Hospital Leuven |
59 (62.8) 14 (14.9) 7 (7.4) 14 (14.9) |
61 (61) 14 (14) 8 (8) 17 (17) |
| Age at surgery in months, median (IQR) | 5 (3–10) | 4 (2–7) |
| Body weight in kg, median (IQR) | 5.8 (4.8–8.6) | 5.9 (4.5–7.5) |
| Aortic Clamp Time, minutes, median(IQR) | 58.0 (30.5–82.5) | 61.5 (46.0–82.8) |
| Survival | 92 (98%) | 98( 98%) |
| CPB duration in min, median (IQR) | 98.0 (60–138) | 98.5 (79–133) |
|
RACHS, n (%) 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
12 52 22 5 – 3 |
4 62 20 15 – 0 |
| PRISM III, median (IQR) | 15 (9) | 16 (9) |
| PIM II, median(IQR) | − 3.78 (0.58) | − 3.73 (0.51) |
| PELOD | ||
|
Day 0 Day 1 Day 2 |
5 (3) 4 (4) 2 (5) |
5 (3) 3 (4) 2 (4) |
UMC = University medical center, IQR = interquartile range, CPB = cardiopulmonary bypass, PRISM III = Pediatric risk of Mortality-lll score, PIM II = Pediatric Index of Mortality, RACHS = Risk Adjusted Classification for Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS-1) score, NRS = Numeric Rating Scale VIS = Vasoactive Inotropic Score PICU = Pediatric Intensive Care Unit