TABLE 4.
Association of Fluid Overload and Serum Creatinine on POD 3 with other Clinical Outcomes in Neonates following Cardiac Surgery (n=435)
| Fluid Overload on POD 3 | Serum Creatinine on POD 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | ≥ 16% (n=136) |
< 16% (n=298) |
pa | ≥ 0.9 mg/dl (n=115) |
< 0.9 mg/dl (n=319) |
pa |
| ICU length of stay | 11 (7–18) | 7 (5–10) | <0.0001 | 10 (6–17) | 7 (5–11) | <0.0001 |
| Hospital length of stay | 20 (15–31) | 15 (10–24) | <0.0001 | 19 (12–36) | 16 (11–25) | 0.02 |
| Cardiac arrest requiring CPR | 21 (15.4) | 13 (4.4) | <0.0001 | 17 (14.8) | 17 (5.3) | 0.001 |
| Thrombosis | 14 (10.3) | 11 (3.7) | 0.01 | 8 (7.0) | 17 (5.3) | 0.52 |
| Re-exploration of the chest | 37 (27.2) | 20 (6.7) | <0.0001 | 19 (16.5) | 38 (11.9) | 0.21 |
Abbreviations: CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; ICU, intensive care unit; POD = post-operative day.
Data are presented as N (%) for categorical variables and Median (25th percentile – 75th percentile) for continuous variables.
a
P-value from Chi-square test for categorical variables and Wilcoxon Rank Sum test for continuous variables.