Effects of antibiotics, hospitalisation and surgical complications on self-reported immunological vulnerability following paediatric open-heart surgery and thymectomy: a single-centre retrospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Santtu Heinonen (Author), Merja Kallio (Author), Minna Honkila (Author), Anssi Kesäläinen (Author), Rea Rantanen (Author), Merja Helminen (Author), Otto Rahkonen (Author), Terhi Ruuska (Author), Eliisa Kekäläinen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background Partial or complete thymectomy is routinely performed in paediatric open-heart surgeries when treating congenital heart defects. Whether or not thymectomised children require systematic immunological monitoring later in life is unknown. The objective of this study was to investigate the e...