Predictors of major adverse events and complications after ventricular septal defects surgical closure in children less than 10 kg

Table 1 Baseline demographic and operative characteristics of the studied patients (n = 127)

Sex	Female	60 (47.2%)
Sex	Male	67 (52.8%)
Age at operation (Months)	Minimum–Maximum	2.0–24.0
Age at operation (Months)	Median (IQR)	8.0 (6.0–11.0)
Weight at operation (Kg)	Minimum–Maximum	2.9–10.0
Weight at operation (Kg)	Median (IQR)	5.7 (4.8–7.0)
Type of VSD	Inlet	44 (34.6%)
	Outlet	30 (23.6%)
	Perimembranous	30 (23.6%)
	Multiple VSD	7 (5.5%)
	Others	16 (12.6%)
Trisomy 21 syndrome	Yes	39 (30.7%)
Associated CHD	Yes	75 (59.1%)
Right ventricular hypertrophy	Yes	26 (20.5%)
Pulmonary artery banding	Yes	26 (20.5%)
Type of VSD repair	Interrupted	71 (55.9%)
Type of VSD repair	Continuous	56 (44.1%)
Type of the used Patch	Gortex	116 (91.3%)
Type of the used Patch	Bovine	11 (8.7%)
The presence of intraoperative (Significant) residual VSD	Yes	14 (11.0%)
Cross clamp time (Minutes)	Minimum–Maximum	20.0–187.0
Cross clamp time (Minutes)	Median (IQR)	60.0 (49.0–75.0)
Total CPB time (Minutes)	Minimum–Maximum	40.0–226.0
Total CPB time (Minutes)	Median (IQR)	84.0 (71.0–102.0)

IQR interquartile range, VSD ventricular septal defect, CHD congenital heart disease

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