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Table 1 Mortality rate in different types of Fontan procedures

From: 30-year experience of Fontan surgery: single-centre’s data

Procedure

Group

Number of patients

Mortality, n

Early

Late

Total

Atrio-pulmonary Fontan

I

21

5 (24%)

5 (31%)

10 (48%)

TCPC with lateral tunnel

II

4

1 (25%)

1 (33%)

2 (50%)

TCPC with extra-cardiac Ao homograft

III

6

0 (0%)

1 (17%)

1 (17%)

TCPC with extra-cardiac expanded PTFE conduit

IV

49

2 (4%)

1 (2%)

3 (6%)

TOTAL

-

80

7 (9%)

9 (12%)

16 (20%)

  1. TCPC total cavopulmonary connection, PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene