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Table 2 Risk factors for early postoperative arrhythmias in neonates

From: Prevalence of and risk factors for perioperative arrhythmias in neonates and children after cardiopulmonary bypass: continuous holter monitoring before and for three days after surgery

risk factor

Any

supra-ventricular extra-systoles

supra-ventricular tachy-cardia

junctional rhythm

accelerated junctional rhythm

Junctional ectopic tachy-cardia

ventricular extra-systoles

ventricular tachycardia

male sex

2.81 (1.03-7.66)

p 0.04

3.19 (1.12-9.09)

p 0.03

      

cardiopulmonary bypass per min

0.96 (0.94-0.99)

p 0.04

     

0.97 (0.92-0.99)

p 0.01

 

aortic clamping time per min

1.06 (1.01-1.12)

p 0.03

       

Ventricular septal defect repair

   

6.86 (2.14-21.97)

p 0.001

8.96 (2.38-33.78)

p 0.001

18.82 (3.36-105.32)

p 0.001

13.67 (2.95-63.31)

p 0.001

 
  1. Odds ratios, with 95% confidence intervals in brackets, are presented only if significant in a multivariate analysis model of all risk factors
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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