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This study aimed to evaluate the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of JET after TOF repair, with particular focus on management strategies and the impact of JET duration on recovery. Methods: This retrospective study included 114 pediatric patients who underwent TOF repair between 2015 and 2023. The study was approved by the institutional ethics committee (File No: 2023\/09-31, Date: 10 October 2023). Postoperative JET was diagnosed based on standard electrocardiographic criteria. Perioperative variables, surgical techniques, and postoperative outcomes were analyzed. Results: JET occurred in 19 patients (16.7%). Compared with patients without JET, those with JET had higher complication rates (73.7% vs. 42.1%, p = 0.02), prolonged inotropic support, and increased mortality (15.8% vs. 2.1%, p = 0.024). Ionized calcium (p &lt; 0.001) and pH levels (p &lt; 0.037) were significantly lower in JET patients. Right ventricular outflow tract muscle resection was strongly associated with JET occurrence (p = 0.003). Although cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic cross-clamp times did not predict JET, both correlated with JET duration (p &lt; 0.05). Conclusions: Postoperative JET remains a major concern following TOF repair, leading to adverse outcomes and longer recovery. Optimizing perioperative management may help reduce JET-related complications, though further multicenter prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/children12111572","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,19]],"date-time":"2025-11-19T10:02:13Z","timestamp":1763546533000},"page":"1572","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Incidence, Risk Factors and Outcomes of Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia After Tetralogy of Fallot Repair in Pediatric Patients"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3209-2697","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Fatih","family":"Durak","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Izmir Katip Celebi University Medical Faculty, Izmir 35030, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5245-9786","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gokcen","family":"Ozcifci","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Izmir City Hospital, Izmir 35030, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1011-6106","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Emine Pinar","family":"Kulluoglu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Izmir City Hospital, Izmir 35030, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3670-3771","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ayse Berna","family":"Anil","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Private Practice, 35540 Izmir, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6826-8084","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Onur","family":"Isik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Izmir City Hospital, Department of Pediatric Heart Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Izmir 35030, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5555-564X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Muhammet","family":"Akyuz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Izmir City Hospital, Department of Pediatric Heart Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Izmir 35030, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4520-5574","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Baris","family":"Guven","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Izmir City Hospital, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Izmir 35030, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"38","DOI":"10.1177\/2150135117737687","article-title":"Arrhythmias in Children in Early Postoperative Period After Cardiac Surgery","volume":"9","author":"Sahu","year":"2018","journal-title":"World J. 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