title: [Clinical analysis of early complications in 132 low body weight infants performed open-heart surgery].
abstract: A clinical analysis of early complications in 132 low body weight infants undergoing open-heart surgery is reported. There were a higher risk of early complication associated with severe illness and/or experienced a longer duration time of cardiopulmonary bypass and endotracheal tube. The total complication rate was 42.4% and the major three complications were low cardiac output, acute respiratory distress syndrome and problems from endotracheal tube (occlusion and/or in proper position of tube). The author emphasized the importance of management of endotracheal tube after operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Hunan Medical University, Changsha.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Luo
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors