Practice Patterns and Outcomes of Hemodialysis in Infants Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgery...
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What the experts said
1% of infants develop severe acute kidney injury requiring dialysis after congenital heart surgery
One-year survival for infants requiring hemodialysis after congenital heart surgery is 46%
One-year survival for infants not requiring hemodialysis after congenital heart surgery is 94%
Most infants requiring dialysis after congenital heart surgery received continuous renal replacement therapy rather than intermittent dialysis
Hospitals that use dialysis more frequently had 3 times higher hospital survival for infants after congenital heart surgery
Hospitals that use dialysis more frequently had double the 1-year survival rate for infants after congenital heart surgery
Dialysis after infant heart surgery is rare
Outcomes for infants requiring dialysis after heart surgery may improve when treated at centers with more experience in using dialysis