Punkaj Gupta, Mallikarjuna Rettiganti, Howard E Jeffries, Matthew C Scanlon, Nancy S Ghanayem, Jennifer Daufeldt, Tom B Rice, Randall C Wetzel
BACKGROUND: Multi center data regarding cardiac arrest in children undergoing heart operations of varying complexity are limited. METHODS: Children <18 years undergoing heart surgery (with or without cardiopulmonary bypass) in the Virtual Pediatric Systems (VPS, LLC) Database (2009-2014) were included. Multivariable mixed logistic regression models were adjusted for patient's characteristics, surgical risk category (STS-EACTS Categories 1, 2, and 3 classified as "low" complexity and Categories 4 and 5 classified as "high" complexity), and hospital characteristics...
August 2016: Resuscitation