Table 1.
Preoperative demographic and clinical data of the patients.
| Parameters | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Entire cohort | 62 (100) |
| Age (months) | |
| < 1 | 32 (51.6) |
| 1-12 | 20 (32.3) |
| ≥ 12 | 10 (16.1) |
| Weight (kg) | |
| < 3 | 16 (25.8) |
| 3-5 | 20 (32.3) |
| ≥ 5 | 26 (41.9) |
| Prematurity | 14 (22.6) |
| Heterotaxy | 5 (8) |
| Urgent shunt requirement | 11 (17.7) |
| Preoperative anatomy | |
| Bi-ventricle | 31 (50) |
| Single ventricle | 31 (50) |
| MBT shunt | 48 (77.4) |
| Central shunt | 14 (22.6) |
| Failure of PDA stent implantation | 13 (21) |
| Cancelled due to ductal spasm | 5 (8.1) |
| Stent malposition | 8 (12.9) |
| Acute shunt thrombosis | 4 (6,4) |
| In-hospital mortality | 27 (43.5) |
| Death with undetermined origin | 5 (18.5) |
MBT=modified BT; PDA=patent ductus arteriosus