title: [Children's serum hepatitis after open heart surgery: follow-up of 230 patients].
abstract: From 1984.4. to 1989.5, 230 children with congenital heart diseases underwent open heart operation. (mean age: 6.51 +/- 2.94 years, mean body weight: 18.81 +/- 6.71 kg, mean transfused blood volume: 1353 +/- 277 ml.) Follow-up study revealed that 11 patients developed serum hepatitis after surgery. The difference of incidence between our group (4.78%) and natural group (0.039%) is significant (P less than 0.001). Statistical analysis showed that the incidence of serum hepatitis after operation does not depend on the volume of blood transfused (P greater than 0.50). The authors believe that certain preventive measures should be taken.
authors: First Teaching Hospital, Hubei Medical College, Wuhan.
authors: S Q
authors: SQ
authors: Lu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000209:etiology*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D065227:Transfusion Reaction