Impact of pre-bypass ultrafiltration on prime values and clinical outcomes in neonatal and infant cardiopulmonary bypass

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Table 6

Clinical outcomes.

	Standard prime (n = 417)	PBUF (n = 704)	P value
Time to first extubation¹ (hours)	50 [22, 124]	49 [21, 127]	0.96
CICU LOS (days)	5 [2, 11]	5 [2, 13]	0.64
Postoperative hospital LOS (days)	12 [6, 23]	12 [7, 27]	0.49
Unplanned reoperation (n = 416, 703)	41 (10%)	63 (9%)	0.67
Re-exploration for bleeding (n = 417, 702)	6 (1%)	12 (2%)	0.81
Mediastinitis (n = 417, 703)	2 (1%)	5 (1%)	1.0
CNS complication	11 (3%)	9 (1%)	0.11
ECMO	19 (5%)	22 (3%)	0.25
Pacemaker	14 (3%)	21 (3%)	0.73
Mortality	15 (4%)	26 (4%)	1.0

Values shown are number (percent) or median [25th, 75th percentiles].

¹Begins at start of bypass.

CICU: cardiac intensive care unit; CNS: central nervous system; ECMO: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; LOS: length of stay; PBUF: pre-bypass ultrafiltration.

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