Pediatric Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery

Pediatric Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery: a Single-centre Retrospective Study

Identify our institution's current perioperative management strategies for pediatric cardiac surgery patients. Identify predictive factors for receiving perioperative care following P-ERACS strategies.

Compare outcomes between P-ERACS and non-P-ERACS patients

study aims to 1) assess our institution's current perioperative management strategies for pediatric cardiac surgery patients, 2) identify which patient population would be appropriate for inclusion in a pediatric ERACS (P-ERACS) program, and 3) compare the outcomes of patients whose perioperative care followed general consensus P-ERACS strategies (P-ERACS patients) and those whose perioperative care did not (non-P-ERACS patients). Results from this study will inform current efforts to establish a local P-ERACS protocol, and facilitate the initiation of a clinical trial to assess adherence to a P-ERACS pathway as well as the impact of such a pathway on patient outcomes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• all pediatric patients (<18 years of age) who underwent elective cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Emergency procedures and transplantation (heart, lung, heart and lung)