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Table 1 Summary of the current literature of arterial oxygen saturations following redirection of hepatic venous flow in Kawashima patients

From: Progressive cyanosis following Kawashima operation: slow resolution after redirection of hepatic veins

Study

N

Time from Kawashima to diagnosis/ redirection of PAVMs

Saturation at diagnosis

Saturation at early follow-up (follow-up time)

Saturation at last follow-up (follow-up time)

Aidala [4]*

1

3 years

65%

70% at discharge

85% (1 year)

Baskett [15]

1

≈3 years

71%

60-80%

92% (6 months)

Brown [9]

11**

5.7±3.1 years (2-11)†

75% (64-85%)‡

ND

95±2% (93-98)† (4.1±2.3 years (1-7))†

Knight [16]

1

25 months

65-70%

70%

96% (13 months)

Kutty [19]

13

2.61 years (0.61-7.35)‡

76% (70-82%)†

ND

88.7±7.6%†

Latson [20]

1

≈14 years

50%

80% (day of operation)

>93% (2 years)

McElhinney [6]

16

3.1 years (6 months-10 years)‡

76% (65-85%)‡§

76±8% (1 week-12 months)†§

90±9%† (6.3 years (2.8-10 years))‡

Pandurangi [21]

1

72 hours

40-60%§

85%||

85% ||(48 hours)

Pike [17]

1

≈2 years

68-70%

75% (4th day), 85% (3 weeks)

94% (7 weeks), 93-94% (7 months)

Shah [8]

3

8 months (7-27)‡

ND

Range 80-84% (7-10 days)

>92% (7-12 months)

Shinohara [13]

1

5 years and 9 months

75%

70% (1 month), 80 (0.5 years)

90% (2 years)

  1. N: Number of patients, ND: Not Described,
  2. *Partial redirection of the hepatic veins, **10 patients operated (nine evaluated for PAVMs), †Mean ± standard deviation (range),
  3. ‡Median (range), §Systemic arterial oxygen saturation, || dies 48 hours after operation