Effect of Modified Ultrafiltration (MUF) on Lactate Levels in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Objective: To determine the effect of MUF on pre and post MUF lactate levels. Study Design: Analytical Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Pediatric Operation Theater at Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/National Institute of Heart Disease, Rawalpindi Pakistan from Oct 2021 to Dec 2021. Methodology: It was descriptive cross-sectional study and non-probability consecutive sampling technique was used. Data was collected during Oct 2021 to Dec 2021, from Tertiary Care Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan. Current study was conducted in pediatric OT at Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/National Institute of Heart Disease. MUF technique was applied to 115 pediatric patients during congenital cardiac surgeries. Pre and post MUF lactate levels were noted. Inferential statistics were applied with the help of test of significance (Paired T-Test), p value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant at 95% Confidence Interval (CI) with margin of error 5%. Collected data was analyzed by IBM SPSS version 25. Result: Significant decrease in post MUF lactate level (p