Blood transfusion determines postoperative morbidity in pediatric cardiac surgery applying a comprehensive blood-sparing approach Matthias Redlin, MD, Marian Kukucka, MD, Wolfgang Boettcher, ECCP, Helge Schoenfeld, MD, Michael Huebler, MD, Hermann Kuppe, MD, PhD, Helmut Habazettl, MD, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 146, Issue 3, Pages 537-542 (September 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.09.101 Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Left, Length of mechanical ventilation and Right, length of intensive care unit stay analyzed by Kaplan-Meier curves for 3 groups of infants. Differences among groups were assessed using log-rank tests, and P values were adjusted according to sequentially rejective method of Holm. All adjusted P < .00001. ICU, Intensive care unit, OP, operative. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013 146, 537-542DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.09.101) Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions