Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome after cardiopulmonary bypass in infants and children with congenital heart disease

Abstract

Of all patients now dyinc in the intensive care units, 50% to 60% die because of ;"ultiple organ dysfunction syndror:;e. Tke hallnark of MODS is the developnent of proeressive p ysiological dysfunction in two or more organ system after an acute threat to 1the syste ic ho eostasis m:terican college of' chest p 1ysician society of crtical care medicine consensus conference 1992. In children as vvell e..s in adults, MODS 9.as a high alung nortality and has been observed in a variety of clinical situation but as only rarely been reported after cardiopulnonary bypass.