Pediatric Heart Surgery Infections Risk Model | Medical Algorithm

Evaluation

Are you evaluating a pediatric patient undergoing cardiac surgery?

Yes

Date of birth (enter MM-DD-YYYY)

Date of surgery (enter MM-DD-YYYY)

Number of days in hospital prior to surgery

Does the patient have a history of previous cardiac surgery?

Yes

Did the patient require ventilator support prior to surgery?

Yes

Does the patient have a genetic abnormality?

Yes

Complexity of the cardiac surgery

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Total score

Percentage of patients developing a major infection after surgery

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
- Findings in Surgical Patient Associated with High Risk of Post-Operative Infection
Complications

Therapy

Options
- Algorithm for Managing Postoperative Fever in Gynecologic Patient
Selection
- Risk Score for Infection Following Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Bedside Prediction Rule for Infection Following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Surgery

Monitoring

Complication Detection
- Algorithm for Managing Postoperative Fever in Gynecologic Patient

Specialty

Infectious Diseases
Surgery, general
Surgery, orthopedic
Emergency Medicine

Objective

risk factors
complications
selection
surgery

ICD-10

T81.4 - Infection following a procedure, not elsewhere classified

Major Infection Following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery | Risk Model

Purpose: To predict the risk of major infection following cardiac surgery performed on a pediatric patient using the model of Barker et al.