Objective: Inotrope score has been proposed as a marker of illness severity after pediatric
cardiac surgery despite a lack of data to support its use as such. The goal of this study was …

Objective: To empirically derive the optimal measure of pharmacologic cardiovascular
support in infants undergoing cardiac surgery with bypass and to assess the association …

Background: The intra-and postoperative monitoring of lactate and acid-base has been
advocated in pediatric cardiac critical care as surrogate markers of cardiac output, oxygen …

Congenital heart defects (CHD) is one of the most common types of birth defects. Thanks to
advances in surgical techniques and intensive care, the majority of children with severe …

Introduction Higher lactate concentrations within the normal reference range (relative
hyperlactatemia) are not considered clinically significant. We tested the hypothesis that …

Purpose The vasoactive-inotropic score (VIS) is a scale showing the amount of vasoactive
and inotropic support. Recently, it was suggested that the VIS after cardiac surgery predicts …

Background Lactate clearance, a surrogate for the magnitude and duration of global tissue
hypoxia, is used diagnostically, therapeutically and prognostically. This study examined the …

Objective Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is used to support postcardiotomy
cardiogenic shock patients. Elevated serum lactate levels might reflect hypoxia in the …

OBJECTIVES: To determine if a relationship exists between regional oxyhemoglobin
saturation (rSO2) measured at various body locations by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) …

Objective: To examine the impact of a restrictive vs. liberal transfusion strategy on arterial
lactate and oxygen content differences in children with single-ventricle physiology post …