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Table 5 Clinically important outcomes

From: Prevention of post-cardiac surgery vitamin D deficiency in children with congenital heart disease: a pilot feasibility dose evaluation randomized controlled trial

End point High dose (n = 21) Usual care (n = 20) p
PRISM score, median (IQR)a 5.0 (4.0, 7.0) 7.0 (5.0, 8.5) 0.1
Total fluid intake POD1 to 3 (mL/kg), median (IQR)b 258 (155,382) 319 (250, 766) 0.10
Hypocalcemia, n (%) 8 (38.1)% 10 (50.0%) 0.44
Received catecholamines, n (%) 11 (52.4%) 15 (75.0%) 0.13
Post-operative arrhythmia, n (%) 5 (23.8%) 10 (50.0%) 0.08
Positive post-operative culture, n (%) 5 (23.8%) 6 (30.0%) 0.66
ARF requiring dialysis, n (%) 2 (9.5%) 7 (35.0%) 0.049
Length of initial MV (h), median (IQR) 7 (6, 46) 41 (9,138) 0.06
Length of MV total (h), median (IQR) 9 (6,52) 77 (17,193) 0.03
PICU length of stay, median (IQR) 3 (1,7) 7 (3.5, 13) 0.10
Hospital length of stay, median (IQR) 8 (4,13) 13.5 (7, 20) 0.11
In-hospital mortality, n (%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) –
  1. PRISM Pediatric Risk of Mortality, POD Post-operative day, ARF Acute renal failure, MV Mechanical ventilation, PICU Pediatric intensive care unit
  2. aFor patients with cyanotic heart disease, PaO2 was not included in the PRISM score calculation as it is expected that PaO2 would be low for these patients
  3. bTotal fluid intake represents the fluid intake over the first 3 post-operative days
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Pilot and Feasibility Studies

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