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. 2017 Oct 3;8(1):2045893217738143. doi: 10.1177/2045893217738143

Table 4.

Characteristics of children who experienced cardiac arrest or death in the first seven days post procedure.

Age (months)* PH etiology PH severity at time of procedure, diagnostic procedure Operative procedure Minor events during procedure Major events during or post procedure Post-procedure outcome
1 CDH Severe, echocardiogram Thoracic Hypotension, hypoxia Two cardiac arrests during procedure, one cardiac arrest post procedure, post-procedure death Death on day 0
1 CDH Severe, echocardiogram Thoracic None (on ECMO) Post-procedure death Death on day 6
3 BPD Mild, echocardiogram Abdominal Hypothermia Post-procedure cardiac arrest day 0 Survived to discharge on day 8
5 BPD Mild, echocardiogram Abdominal None Post-procedure cardiac arrest day 0 Survived to discharge on day 15
6 BPD Severe, echocardiogram Central venous access Hypotension Post-procedure cardiac arrest day 2 Survived to discharge on day 62
6 BPD Severe, echocardiogram Central venous access ADR unavailable for review Post-procedure cardiac arrest day 1 Survived to discharge on day 66
9 CHD Moderate, catheterization Abdominal None Induction cardiac arrest Survived to discharge on day 5
15 CHD Moderate, echocardiogram Airway Hypothermia Post-procedure cardiac arrest day 0 Survived to discharge on day 4
22 CHD Mild, catheterization Cardiac catheterization Hypercarbia Post-procedure cardiac arrest day 0 Survived to discharge on day 65
58 CHD Moderate, catheterization Central venous access Hypotension, hypoxia, hypercarbia Induction cardiac arrest Survived to discharge on day 5
*

Each represents one patient.

ADR, anesthesia data record; BPD, bronchopulmonary dysplasia; CDH, congenital diaphragmatic hernia; CHD, congenital heart disease; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; PH, pulmonary hypertension.