277 KB19 KB196419911987Robida, Andrejštevilka:2letnik:21str. 111-115ISSN:0485-893XCOBISSID_HOST:828133URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-KBS1XLI6enUdruženje za nuklearnu medicinu JugoslavijeUdruženje za radiologiju JugoslavijeRadiologia Iugoslavicaadverse effectsAngiocardiographyChildrenHeart catheterizationInfantComplications in cardiac catheterization and angiocardiography in infants and children|Complications of cardiac catheterization and angiocardiography were reviewed retrospectively in 1074 neonates, infants, and children studied from 1st January 1981 to 31st December 1985. Overall complication rate was 5.2% (56 complications in 54 children). There were 3 cases of complications was 3.8% and was higher in infants younger than 4 months (P<0.001), and in moderalety and critically ill patients than in asymptomatic and mildly ill patients (P<0.001). The highest proportion of major complications occured in patients with truncus arteriosus communis, double outlet right ventricle, atrioventricular septal defect, univentricular heart, transposition of the great arteries, and tetralogy of fallot. Arrhythmias were encountered in 66.1%of all major and minor complications. In minor complications the differences in frequency were not found beteen various age and clinical groups (P>0.05). The study showed that higher catheterization risk of major complications could be predicted from the age, clinical status, and heart defect of the patientTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaOnkološki inštitut Ljubljana