Table 1 Patient characteristics, treatment details, complications and outcomes
From: Deliberate bridging to transplantation in the paediatric age group: initial UK results
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Duration | Â | Â | Â | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Age | Weight | Blood | ICU | of assist | Vent. | Â | Â | Â |
Patient | (years) | (kg) | group | stay (days) | (days) | size | Transplant | Complications | Outcome |
1 | 5 | 14 | O+ | 5 | 3.5 | 25 | No | Air embolus/bleeding | Death |
2 | 6.5 | 27 | O+ | 34 | 8 | 25 | Yes | Bleeding/ventricle change/acute renal failure/complete heart block | Survive |
3 | 2.5 | 12 | B+ | 29 | 8 | 25 | Yes | Ventricular clot | Survive |
4 | 1.5 | 9.2 | O- | 31 | 3 | 25 | Yes | Colonic perforation/neuro/fungal sepsis/acute rejection | Death |
5 | 13.6 | 53.3 | O+ | 6 | 6 | 60 | Yes | Bleeding/tamponade/re-exploration | Survive |
6 | 11 | 24.4 | A+ | 11.5 | 10 | 25 | Yes | Bleeding/tamponade/jaundice/acute renal failure and PD | Survive |
7 | 1.8 | 11.7 | O- | 8 | 8 | 25 | No | Neuro/bleeding/tamponade/seizures | Death |
8 | 17.1 | 75 | O+ | 11 | 11 | 60 | No | Neuro/bleeding/tamponade/acute renal failure/multiorgan failure | Death |