Incidence and treatment of chylothorax in children undergoing corrective surgery for congenital heart diseases
Rev. bras. cir. cardiovasc
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32(5): 390-393, Sept.-Oct. 2017. tab
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Introduction:
Chylothorax is a lymphatic extravasation into pleural cavity and its incidence is 0.25%-5.3% in children undergoing cardiac surgery.Objective:
To evaluate the incidence of chylothorax in pediatrics patients operated, linking it in each surgical intervention. Evaluate treatment types and efficiency.Methods:
Retrospective study using medical records of children undergoing cardiac surgery in the Hospital do Coração between 2004 and 2014. For statistical analysis, qualitative variables by absolute frequency and relative frequency; quantitative variables, by median of 25 and 75 percentiles, as they did not present normal distribution (Shapiro-Wilk, P<0.05). The Chi-square test was used for the association between type of treatment and result. The adopted confidence level was 95%.Results:
Incidence of chylothorax was 2.1% (0.9% in intracardiac surgery, 1.7% correction of patent ductus arteriosus and aortic coarctation, 8.3% Glenn's surgery, 11.8% total cavopulmonary surgery and 3% in others). Among treatments, fasting associated with total parenteral nutrition (TPN) resolved 51% of the cases. Hypoglossal diet had failed treatment and surgical referral in 22% of the cases. Fasting with TPN associated with octreotide had success in the treatment of chylothorax in a period exceeding 15 days in 78% of cases, and 3.7% were referred for surgery.Conclusion:
According to the results, incidence of chylothorax was 2.18%. Treatment with fasting and TPN leads to resolutions in 86.5%, and the association with octreotide was successful in 85.1% of cases, showing an efficient option, while the treatment with hypoglossal diet had therapeutic failure in 22% of the cases in which it was used.
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Main subject:
Chylothorax
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Heart Defects, Congenital
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Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. bras. cir. cardiovasc
Journal subject:
Cardiology
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General Surgery
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Faculdade de Medicina do ABC/BR
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