Preoperative bioelectrical impedance predicts intensive care length of stay in children following cardiac surgery

Cardiol Young. 2018 May;28(5):779-782. doi: 10.1017/S1047951118000136. Epub 2018 Mar 1.

Abstract

We have previously shown that children with a bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy phase angle at 50° (PA 50°) of <2.7 on postoperative day 2 had a four-fold increase in the risk of prolonged paediatric intensive care length of stay. In this study, we demonstrate a relationship between a baseline measure of phase angle 200/5° and postoperative length of stay.

Keywords: Bioelectrical impedance; CHD; phase angle; surgery.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Body Composition
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Dielectric Spectroscopy / methods
  • Electric Impedance
  • Female
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / physiopathology
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / statistics & numerical data*
  • Length of Stay / trends*
  • Male
  • Postoperative Period
  • Prospective Studies