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Diferencias relacionadas con la edad e hipoxia en la protección del miocardio durante la cirugía pediátrica de
1Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol Royal Infirmary, UK.
Circulation
|March 21, 2001
Resumen
La cirugía cardíaca pediátrica con cardioplejía cristaloide fría muestra que la edad y la cianosis impactan en la protección del miocardio. Los niños experimentan mejores resultados que los bebés, y la cianosis empeora los resultados en los niños.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Cardiología Cardiología.
- Cirugía cardíaca pediátrica cirugía cardíaca pediátrica.
- Cirugía cardiotorácica Cirugía cardiotorácica es una cirugía para el corazón.
Sus antecedentes:
- La cirugía cardíaca pediátrica actual en la cardioplejía carece de consideraciones de edad y cianosis.
- La cardioplejía cristaloide fría es un método de protección común.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para evaluar los resultados clínicos, el metabolismo miocárdico y la lesión por reperfusión en pacientes pediátricos que reciben cardioplejía por frío-cristalloide.
- Investigar la influencia de la edad y la cianosis en la protección del miocardio.
Principales métodos:
- Estudió a 58 pacientes pediátricos (niños y bebés) sometidos a cirugía a corazón abierto.
- Los resultados clínicos evaluados (apoyo, UCI / hospitalización), el metabolismo miocárdico (biopsias ventriculares) y la lesión por reperfusión (troponina I).
Principales resultados:
- Estrés isquémico observado tanto en niños como en lactantes, indicado por cambios metabólicos.
- Los niños mostraron menos lesiones por reperfusión y mejores resultados clínicos que los bebés, vinculados al tiempo isquémico.
- La cianosis tuvo un impacto negativo en los resultados y la lesión por reperfusión en los niños, pero no en los bebés.
Conclusiones:
- La protección del miocardio con cardioplejía cristaloide fría en cirugía cardíaca pediátrica está influenciada por la edad del paciente.
- El grado de cianosis afecta significativamente los resultados y la lesión por reperfusión en pacientes pediátricos.
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