Myocardial protection and clinical outcome in patients Undergoing tetralogy of fallot repair: a randomized study of Two cardioplegic techniques.
Del Nido cardioplegia has not been used for myocardial protection and clinical outcome in patients undergoing tetralogy of Fallot repair, so the investigators hypothesized that a del Nido cardioplegia technique may be beneficial in the pediatric patients undergoing tetralogy of fallot repair.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
56
inotropic score
Time frame: First 24 hours
Creatine kinase MB level baseline preoperative and postoperative 0, 6, 24, and 72 hours
Time frame: 72hrs
resumption of spontaneous rhythm after aortic cross clamp off
Time frame: 10 minutes
duration of mechanical ventilation in hours
Time frame: 48 hours
ICU stay
Time frame: 7 days
hospital mortality
Time frame: 30 days
echocardiographic assessment
Time frame: 6 months
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