Table 1

Patient characteristics, treatment details, complications and outcomes





Duration




Age
 Weight
 Blood
 ICU
 of assist
 Vent.


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

PD, peritoneal dialysis; neuro, neurological injury.

Smith et al. Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl A):7   doi:10.1186/cc984