Impact of Vitamin C Supplementation on Hospital Outcomes in Children Undergoing Corrective Heart Surgery for Congenital Heart Diseases

Impact of Vitamin C Supplementation on the Hospital Outcomes in Children Undergoing Corrective Heart Surgery for Congenital Heart Diseases

Vitamin C will be given before admission in the immediate preoperative preceding 7 days (the dose 30 -45 mg per day ) in oral drops preparations

Inflammatory markers including CRP , TLC ,PNI , GPS NLR will be checked on admission and on discharge and compared between cases and controls Hospital length stay will also be compared between the two groups

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children in the first two years who will be for corrective surgery for heart diseases congenital heart diseases
• Pediatric patients whose parents or caregivers agree to be enrolled in the study.
• Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery -1 (RACHS-1) for Evaluation of Mortality in Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery : the first two categories (Thiagarajan and C. Laussen 2015)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pediatric patients with associated comorbid conditions.