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Table 2 The pooled rate of minor postoperative and follow-up complications

From: A meta-analysis of perventricular device closure of doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defects

Pooled events

Events(n)

%

Included studies

Incidence(95%CI)

Heterogeneity(I2)

p

Post-operative minor complications

106

100.00

9

0.208 (0.119–0.297)

95.00

0.000

Trivial to mild aortic regurgitation

43

40.57

8

0.045 (0.018–0.071)

50.96

0.000

Trivial to mild residual shunt

28

26.42

8

0.050 (0.015–0.085)

74.50

0.000

Trivial to mild tricuspid regurgitation

22

20.75

7

0.002(−0.004–0.008)

77.30

0.000

Trivial to mild pulmonary regurgitation

13

12.26

7

0.002(− 0.004–0.008)

57.10

0.030

Follow-up minor complications

44

100.00

9

0.004(−0.003–0.011)

85.90

0.000

Trivial to mild aortic regurgitation

17

38.64

8

0.001(−0.003–0.004)

63.00

0.009

Trivial to mild pulmonary regurgitation

15

34.09

7

0.003(−0.004–0.009)

63.30

0.012

Trivial to mild residual shunt

7

15.91

9

0.000(−0.001–0.001)

0.00

0.513

Trivial to mild tricuspid regurgitation

5

11.36

7

0.000(−0.001–0.001)

0.00

0.479