Fluid Overload Is Associated With Higher Mortality and Morbidity in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.

Objectives: Fluid overload after pediatric cardiac surgery is common and has been shown to increase both mortality and morbidity. This study explores the risk factors of early postoperative fluid overload and its relationship with adverse outcomes. Design: Secondary analysis of the prospectively collected data of children undergoing open-heart surgery between 2004 and 2008. Setting: Tertiary national cardiac center. Patients: One thousand five hundred twenty consecutive pediatric patients (

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