Factores de riesgo para mortalidad quirúrgica en menores de un año con cardiopatía congénita

Abstract

OBJECTIVES Identify factors associated with mortality in patients under 1 year of age operated on for congenital heart disease at the Foundation Cardioinfantil IC, in a period from August 2004 to December 31, 2007. METHODS Descriptive analytical observational study of cases and controls in the period indicated. We reviewed 290 patients of which 60 were cases and 230 controls. A bivariate analysis with the risk ratio (Odds Ratio - OR) and confidence intervals 95% and subsequently performed unconditional logistic regression (multivariate) analysis of factors associated together.