Abstract Aim Congenital heart disease still has significant morbidity and mortality despite advances in surgery. Inadequate tissue perfusion is thought to be the primary cause. Monitoring children with cerebral oxygenation..
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Abstract Background: The charity organization Kinderherzen retten e.V. (KHR) enables humanitarian congenital heart surgery for pediatric patients from low- and middle-income countries at the University Heart Center Freiburg, Germany. The aim of this..
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Abstract Background The objective of this randomized clinical trial was to investigate the effects of perfusion modalities on cerebral hemodynamics, vital organ injury, quantified by the Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction-2..
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Abstract BACKGROUND Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is frequent after cardiac surgery, but data on its incidence and perioperative risk factors are scarce for children with congenital heart disease. METHODS..
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