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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: One size does not fit all: the influence of age at surgery on outcomes following Norwood operation

Variable

≤ 7 days N = 43 (41%)

> 7 days N = 62 (59%)

P-value

Female

44%

43%

0.87

Weight at operation (kg)

3.2 ± 0.5

3.2 ± 0.6

0.97

Preoperative creatinine (mg/dl)

0.6 ± 0.1

0.5 ± 0.1

0.02

Preoperative hematocrit (%)

42 ± 5

40 ± 6

0.05

H LHS

77%

55%

0.02

Non-cardiac anomaly

16%

5%

0.05

AVV moderate or greater

9.5%

22%

0.26

Prenatal diagnosis

81%

59%

0.01

Restrictive atrial septum

32%

21%

0.25

Pulmonary venous obstruction

0%

4%

0.31