Material and Method
Every pediatric patient who consecutively
underwent open-heart surgery at the Division of
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Siriraj
Hospital and was subsequently admitted to the Intensive
Care Unit between January 1st and December 31st,
2006, were prospectively enrolled. Collected data
included demographic data, cardiac diagnosis, types
of surgery, cardiopulmonary bypass time, aortic crossclamp
time, circulatory arrest time, previous cardiac
arrhythmia, pulmonary arterial pressure, and review of
continuous electrocardiographic monitoring data during
the intensive care period as well as electrocardiogram