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Table 1 Preoperative data comparison between two groups of patients

From: Comparison of the clinical effect between the lower sternal incision and the left parasternal fourth intercostal incision in the transthoracic closure of ventricular septal defect

Item

Group A(n = 95)

Group B(n = 129)

P

Gender (M/F)

45/50

58/71

/

Age (year)

1.33 ± 0.62

1.31 ± 0.76

> 0.05

Weight (kg)

9.73 ± 2.42

9.67 ± 2.53

> 0.05

Cardiothoracic ratio

0.58 ± 0.28

0.57 ± 0.28

> 0.05

Size of VSD (mm)

4.90 ± 3.05

4.40 ± 3.08

> 0.05

Types of VSD (TTE)

 Subpulmonic VSD(n, %)

14(14.73%)

18(13.95%)

> 0.05

 Permembranous VSD(n, %)

68(71.6%)

90(69.77%)

> 0.05

 Muscular VSD(n, %)

13(13.68%)

21(16.28%)

> 0.05

Pulmonary arterial pressure grading (TTE)

 Nomal(n, %)

78(82.11%)

102(79.07%)

> 0.05

 Mild(n, %)

10(10.53%)

15(11.63%)

> 0.05

 Moderate(n, %)

5(5.26%)

8(6.20%)

> 0.05

 Severe(n, %)

2(2.10%)

4(3.10%)

> 0.05

Pulmonary infection(n, %)

10(10.53%)

15(11.63%)

> 0.05

Cardiac insufficiency(n, %)

9(9.47%)

13(10.07%)

> 0.05

Period of follow-up (month)

12

12

/

  1. Abbreviation: TTE transthoracic echocardiography