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Table 1 Preoperative characteristics

From: Midterm results after arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries: a single centre experience

 

Patients or Mean

% or Range

Age at correction (d)

10 ± 49.61

2-338

Female/Male

15/37

 

Weight (g)

3505 ± 575.04

2480-5420

Body surface area (qm)

0.22 ± 0.03

0.13-0.18

TGA pathology

  

Simple TGA

34

65.4

TGA with VSD

10

19.3

Taussig-Bing

2

3.8

TGA with CoA

2

3.8

TGA with CoA + VSD

4

7.6

Preoperative cardiopulmonary support

  

Prostaglandin therapy

42

80.8

Duration between Rashkind maneuver to surgery

7 ± 42.45

1-271

Balloon atrial septostomy

48

92.3

Surgery prior Switch

  

Blalock-Hanlon-Operation

3

5.7

Pulmonary artery banding

2

3.8

CoA correction

2

3.8

CoA correction and AAO repair

1

1.9

Complications prior surgery

  

Intracranial hemorrhage

1

3.8

Renal disorder

1

3.8

Chest infection

1

3.8

Mechanical ventilatory support

34

65.4

Vital parameter prior surgery

  

Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)

59 ± 10.49

37-85

Heart rate (beats/min)

140 ± 16.98

110-183

Dimensions of great vessels

  

Mean diameter of the aorta (mm)

11 ± 1.56

8-15

Mean diameter of pulmonary artery (mm)

12 ± 1.84

10-17

Coronary pattern (Yacoub)

  

A/D/E

45/3/3

86.5/5.8/5.8

Coronary pattern (Sauer)

  

B1

1

1.9

  1. TGA: Transposition of the great arteries; VSD: ventricular septal defect; CoA: Coarctation of the aorta;
  2. AAO: aortic arch obstruction.