Emergency surgery without stabilization prior to surgical repair for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection reduces duration of mechanical ventilation without reducing survival

Table 3 Postoperative complications in the two groups

	SG (n = 44)	UG (n = 10)	t/χ2	p
Low cardiac output	9 (20.5%)	2 (20%)	0.001	0.974
Peritoneal dialysis	8 (18.2%)	3 (30%)	0.702	0.402
Arrhythmia	6 (13.6%)	1 (10%)	0.095	0.757
Hospital acquired infections	7	3	1.072	0.370
Blood transfusion(u)	1.51 ± 0.37	1.35 ± 0.36	1.293	0.202
Brain injury	3	1	0.120	0.571
Postoperative PVO	1 (2.3%)	0	0.232	0.630
Diaphragmatic paralysis	1 (2.3%)	0	0.232	0.630
Delayed sternal closure	5 (11.4%)	1 (10%)	0.015	0.901

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