Clinical Trial: Chylothorax Following Heart Surgery

Study Status: Terminated
Recruit Status: Terminated
Study Type: Observational




Official Title: Chylothorax in Children Following Congenital Heart Surgery

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine at risk populations for certain congenital heart defects or certain operative procedures and to define the associated morbidity secondary to chylothorax - prolonged chest tube drainage, prolonged hospital stay, need for central access and hyperalimentation, subsequent infection.