Factors affecting the outcome of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation following paediatric cardiac surgery.

Background: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has been widely used after paediatric cardiac surgery due to increasing complex surgical repairs in neonates and infants having complex CHDs.

Materials And Methods: We reviewed retrospectively the medical records of all patients with CHD requiring corrective or palliative cardiac surgery at King Abdulaziz University Hospital that needed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support between November 2015 and November 2018.

Results: The extracorporeal membrane oxygenation population was 30 patients, which represented 4% of 746 children who had cardiac surgery during this period.

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Postcardiotomy Pediatric Patients-15 Years of Experience Outside Europe and North America.

Background: The increasing complexity of congenital cardiac surgery has resulted in the increased use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support for children who cannot be weaned from cardiopulmonary bypass. The purpose of this research was to assess the mortality and morbidity in children requiring ECMO support after the repair of congenital heart defects (CHDs).

Methods: The hospital records of all patients with CHD who required ECMO after a cardiac surgical procedure between January 2001 and December 2016 were retrospectively reviewed.

Factors influencing postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting, single center experience.

Background: The reported incidence of AF after CABG surgery varies from 20 to 40%, with the arrhythmia usually occurring between second and fourth postoperative days. Postoperative AF after CABG was associated with greater in-hospital mortality and worse survival at long-term follow-up. Therefore, intensive attention has focused on the prevention of AF in high-risk patients.