Correlation between serum lactate levels and outcome in pediatric patients undergoing congenital heart surgery

• Published in: Türk göğüs kalp damar cerrahisi dergisi Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 375 - 385
• Main Authors: Şahutoğlu, Cengiz, Yaşar, Ahmet, Kocabaş, Seden, Aşkar, Fatma Zekiye, Ayık, Mehmet Fatih, Atay, Yüksel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Turkey Bayçınar Medical Publishing 01.07.2018
• Subjects: Original; mortality; postoperative complications; heart defects; Cardiac surgery; congenital; lactate

This study aimed to investigate the correlation between perioperative arterial lactate levels and morbidity and mortality in children undergoing cardiac surgery. A total of 236 patients who underwent open heart surgery due to congenital heart disease (121 males, 115 females; mean age 56.4 month (med...