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Table 2 Perioperative and operative data

From: Neonatal congenital heart surgery: contemporary outcomes and risk profile

Parameters

 

Preoperative mechanical ventilation, n (%)

59 (43.3)

Preoperative mechanical ventilation, days

4 (2–11)

Bypass, n (%)

110 (80.9)

Bypass time, minutes

81 (60–95)

Aortic cross-clamp time, minutes

51 (38–65)

Circulatory arrest time (minutes)

15 (4–32)

Incision, n (%)

 Median sternotomy

115 (84.6)

 Lateral thoracotomy

21 (15.4)

Delayed sternal closure, n (%)

74 (54.4)

Duration of open chest, days

3 (2–5)

Post-operative ECMO support, n (%)

11 (8.1)

Post-operative catheter intervention, n (%)

4 (2.9)

Duration of mechanical ventilation, days

6 (3–11)

ICU stay, days

18 (10–36)

Length of hospital stay, days

24 (15–50)

Post-operative complications, n (%)

 Junctional ectopic tachycardia

3 (2.2)

 Complete heart block required PPM

4 (2.9)

 Chylothorax

16 (11.8)

 Phrenic palsy

3 (2.2)

 Cerebral infarction

3 (2.2)

 Intracranial hemorrhage

11 (8.1)

 Limb ischemia

5 (3.7)

 Necrotizing enterocolitis

7 (5.1)

 Acute Kidney injury

9 (6.6)

 Peritoneal dialysis

5 (3.7)

 Elevated Liver enzymes (> 80)

43 (31.6)

 Sepsis

20 (14.7)

Mortality, n (%)

15 (11%)

  1. ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; ICU, intensive care unit; PPM, permanent pacemaker