Risk factors and early outcomes associated with prolonged pleural effusion/chylothorax after paediatric cardiac surgery
Addition of PPE/C increases mortality but not HLoS in multimorbidity and HLoS only in single morbidity scenarios. This reinforces the important role of prevention, early detection and management of PPE/C in complex situations.
Authors
- Paul Wellman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6404-1758)
- Jane V. Cassidy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0681-9060)
- Kate Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0729-4959)
- Deborah Ridout (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1336-6450)
- Șerban Stoica (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0456-1249)
- Dan M. Dorobantu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2443-1019)
- Peter J. Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0669-2485)
- Christina Pagel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2857-1628)
- Warren Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2852-9796)
Institutions
- University of London (GB)
- University of Exeter (GB)
- Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
- Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (GB)
- Birmingham Children's Hospital (GB)
- Evelina London Children's Healthcare (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezae363
- Primary Topic
- Lymphatic Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- UK Research and Innovation
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust/Institute of Cancer Research
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- University College London
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
- Medical Research Council