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Article: Pericardial effusion after open heart surgery for congenital heart disease

TitlePericardial effusion after open heart surgery for congenital heart disease
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Issue Date2003
PublisherB M J Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://heart.bmjjournals.com/
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Heart, 2003, v. 89 n. 7, p. 780-783 How to Cite?
AbstractObjectives: To determine the prevalence and time course of pericardial effusion after open heart surgery for congenital heart diseases and to identify predisposing risk factors. Design and patients: Prospective assessment of development of pericardial effusion in 336 patients (163 males) undergoing open heart surgery for congenital heart disease by serial echocardiography on days 5, 7, 14, 21, and 28 postoperatively. Setting: Tertiary paediatric cardiac centre. Results: The prevalence of pericardial effusion was 23% (77 of 336). Of the 77 patients who developed effusion, 43 (56%) had moderate to large effusions and 18 (23%) were symptomatic. Patients who had a large amount of effusion were more likely to be symptomatic than those with only a small to moderate amount (47.4% v 15.5%, p = 0.01). The mean (SD) onset of pericardial effusion was 11 (7) days after surgery, with 97% (75 of 77) of cases being diagnosed on or before day 28 after surgery. The prevalence of effusion after Fontan-type procedures (60%, 6 of 10) was significantly higher than that after other types of cardiac surgery: repair of left to right shunts (22.1%, 43 of 125), repair of lesions with right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (22.6%, 19 of 84), arterial switch operation (6.7%, 1 of 15), and miscellaneous procedures (25%, 8 of 32) (p = 0.037). Univariate analyses showed that female patients (p = 0.009) and those receiving warfarin (p = 0.002) had increased risk of postoperative pericardial effusion. A greater pericardial drain output in the first four hours after surgery also tended to be significant (p = 0.056). Multivariate logistic regression similarly identified warfarin treatment (β = 1.73, p = 0.009) and female sex (β for male = -0.63, p = 0.037) as significant determinants. Conclusions: Pericardial effusion occurs commonly after open heart surgery for congenital heart disease. Serial echocardiographic monitoring up to 28 days postoperatively is indicated in selected high risk patients such as those with symptoms of postpericardiotomy syndrome and those given warfarin.
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dc.contributor.authorCheung, EWYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHo, SAen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTang, KKYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChau, AKTen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChiu, CSWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheung, YFen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-08T02:30:50Z-
dc.date.available2007-01-08T02:30:50Z-
dc.date.issued2003en_HK
dc.identifier.citationHeart, 2003, v. 89 n. 7, p. 780-783en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1355-6037en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/42169-
dc.description.abstractObjectives: To determine the prevalence and time course of pericardial effusion after open heart surgery for congenital heart diseases and to identify predisposing risk factors. Design and patients: Prospective assessment of development of pericardial effusion in 336 patients (163 males) undergoing open heart surgery for congenital heart disease by serial echocardiography on days 5, 7, 14, 21, and 28 postoperatively. Setting: Tertiary paediatric cardiac centre. Results: The prevalence of pericardial effusion was 23% (77 of 336). Of the 77 patients who developed effusion, 43 (56%) had moderate to large effusions and 18 (23%) were symptomatic. Patients who had a large amount of effusion were more likely to be symptomatic than those with only a small to moderate amount (47.4% v 15.5%, p = 0.01). The mean (SD) onset of pericardial effusion was 11 (7) days after surgery, with 97% (75 of 77) of cases being diagnosed on or before day 28 after surgery. The prevalence of effusion after Fontan-type procedures (60%, 6 of 10) was significantly higher than that after other types of cardiac surgery: repair of left to right shunts (22.1%, 43 of 125), repair of lesions with right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (22.6%, 19 of 84), arterial switch operation (6.7%, 1 of 15), and miscellaneous procedures (25%, 8 of 32) (p = 0.037). Univariate analyses showed that female patients (p = 0.009) and those receiving warfarin (p = 0.002) had increased risk of postoperative pericardial effusion. A greater pericardial drain output in the first four hours after surgery also tended to be significant (p = 0.056). Multivariate logistic regression similarly identified warfarin treatment (β = 1.73, p = 0.009) and female sex (β for male = -0.63, p = 0.037) as significant determinants. Conclusions: Pericardial effusion occurs commonly after open heart surgery for congenital heart disease. Serial echocardiographic monitoring up to 28 days postoperatively is indicated in selected high risk patients such as those with symptoms of postpericardiotomy syndrome and those given warfarin.en_HK
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dc.rightsHeart. Copyright © B M J Publishing Group.en_HK
dc.subject.meshCardiac surgical procedures - adverse effectsen_HK
dc.subject.meshHeart defects, congenital - surgeryen_HK
dc.subject.meshPericardial effusion - epidemiology - etiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshChild, preschoolen_HK
dc.subject.meshEchocardiographyen_HK
dc.titlePericardial effusion after open heart surgery for congenital heart diseaseen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailCheung, YF:xfcheung@hku.hken_HK
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