A bimonthly publication part of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology portfolio of journals connected with ABC Cardiol publishing national and international scientific production in the field of cardiovascular sciences.
ISSN 2359-4802
eISSN 2359-5647
Cristiane Martins
, Bruna M. N. Gama
Cristiane Martins
, Bruna M. N. Gama
Congenital heart defect commonly requires care in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). They are a heterogeneous group of disorders with an annual incidence of 25,757 new cases in Brazil, 12 cases per 1,000 inhabitants . In this paper, Guimarães et al., published a cross-sectional study to describe the epidemiology of patients admitted to PICU from a tertiary hospital in Brazil. In this editorial, we review recent progress in understanding the risk factors for mortality in PICU. The editorial was produced […]
Keywords: Heart Defects Congenital/mortality; Risk Factors; Mordity; Intensive Care Units; Hospitalization; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular; Aortic Coarctation; Arterial Switch Operation