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Table 1 Characteristics of in-hospital death of CHD after surgical treatment in children

From: Epidemiological characteristics and trends in postoperative death in children with congenital heart disease (CHD): a single-center retrospective study from 2005 to 2020

 

Clinical characteristics of 502 children, (N ,% ) or median (IQR)

P value

Total

(N = 502)

2005–2010

(N = 241)

2011–2015

(N = 146)

2016-2020 (N=115)

Age, M

2.0 (0.0–9.0)

3.0 (0.0-11.5)

3.0 (0.0-0.7.0)

1.0 (0.0–5.0)

< 0.05

Male

365, 72.7

177, 73.4

105, 71.9

83, 72.2

> 0.05

Weight, kg

4.4(3.2-7.0)

4.7 (3.2–7.5)

5.0 (3.0–7.0)

4.0 (3.0–6.0)

> 0.05

Hospital stay, d

16.0 (9.0–29.0)

16.0 (8.5–27.0)

15.5 (9.0–27.0)

19.0 (11.0–32.0)

> 0.05

Critical case on admission

167, 33.3

104, 43.2

58, 39.7

5, 4.3

< 0.01

Preoperative preparation time, d

8.0 (5.0–13.0)

9.0 (5.0–14.0)

7.0 (5.0–12.0)

8.0 (5.0–13.0)

> 0.05

Postoperative death time, d

5.0 (1.0–18.0)

3.0 (1.0-16.5)

7.0 (1.0–17.0)

7.0 (3.0–22.0)

< 0.01

 s (or more) surgery

69, 13.7

9, 3.7

39, 26.7

21, 18.3

< 0.01

Number of rescues

2.0 (1.0–3.0)

2.0 (1.0–3.0)

2.0 (1.0–3.0)

3.0 (2.0–4.0)

< 0.01

RACHS-1

3.0 (2.0–4.0)

3.0 (2.0–4.0)

3.0 (3.0–4.0)

3.0 (3.0–4.0)

> 0.05

Postoperative ECMO

85, 16.9

9, 3.7

31, 21.2

45, 39.1

< 0.01

Postoperative blood purification

80, 15.9

55, 22.8

19, 13.0

6, 5.2

< 0.01

Postoperative low cardiac output

273, 54.4

124, 51.5

64, 43.8

85, 73.9

< 0.01

Emergency surgery

148, 29.5

45, 18.7

54, 37.0

49, 42.6

< 0.01