Table 1.
Patient characteristics and baseline kinetic and dynamic data
| Patient characteristics (n = 39) | Values |
|---|---|
|
Demographics |
|
| Age, months |
3.9 (0.1 to 189) |
| Gender, male, n (%) |
26 (66.6%) |
| Body weight, kg |
4.5 (2.5 to 58) |
|
Preoperative physiological profile |
|
| RACHS-1, categories, median (range) |
3 (2 to 4) |
| Category 2, n |
16 |
| Category 3, n |
17 |
| Category 4, n |
6 |
| Prothrombin activity (%) |
80 (50 to 100) |
| Creatinine clearance, mL⋅min-1⋅1.73 m(2) -1 |
91 (22 to 200) |
|
Per-operative course |
|
| Duration of CPB, minutes |
107 (52 to 222) |
| Aortic cross-clamping time, minutes |
64 (9 to 140) |
|
Postoperative course |
|
| Ep infusion duration, days |
1.5 (1 to 13) |
| pCVICU length of stay, days |
3 (2 to 23) |
|
Baseline kinetic and dynamic parameters |
|
| Ep concentration, μg⋅L-1 |
0.062 (0.037 to 0.25) |
| Heart rate, beats⋅min-1 |
135 (70 to 180) |
| Mean arterial pressure, mmHg |
51 (25 to 65) |
| Plasma glucose level, mmol⋅L-1 |
6.2 (4 to 10.1) |
| Plasma lactate level, mmol⋅L-1 | 1 (0.5 to 3) |
RACHS, risk adjustment for congenital heart surgery; n, number; CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass; min, minutes; Ep, epinephrine; pCVICU, pediatric cardiovascular intensive care unit. Values represent median and the presentation of the value in parentheses defined the range from (min to max).