Troponin-I for prediction of early postoperative course after pediatric cardiac surgery
Franz F. Immer, MD*,
Franco Stocker, MD ,
Andrea M. Seiler, MD ,
Jean-Pierre Pfammatter, MD ,
Denis Bachmann, MD ,
Gert Printzen, MD and
Thierry Carrel, MD*
* Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Berne, Switzerland
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital, Berne, Switzerland
Division of Pediatric Intensive Care, University Hospital, Berne, Switzerland
Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital, Berne, Switzerland

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Figure 1 Positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) at t = 0 h (admission on the intensive care unit) (white bars) for n = 30, t = 4 h (shaded bars) for n = 40 and maximum troponin-I values t = 0 to 24 h (black bars) for n = 73 patients.
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