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. 2007 Dec 11;24(3):257–263. doi: 10.1007/s00383-007-2086-4

Table 3.

Characteristics of general population, major and minor congenital cardiovascular defects groups operated on intestinal malrotation

Characteristic All CCVD Major CCVD Minor CCVD P value
IM surgery 100% (n = 72) 100% (n = 34) 100% (n = 38)
Physical signs CCVD prior to IM surgery 48.6% (n = 35) 67.6% (n = 23) 30.0% (n = 12) 0.004
Post-IM-operative complications 61.1% (n = 44) 67.6% (n = 23) 55.3% (n = 21) 0.3
Post-IM-operative cardiovascular complications 18.1% (n = 13) 20.6% (n = 7) 15.8% (n = 6) 0.8
Relaparotomy 18.1% (n = 13) 17.6% (n = 6) 18.4% (n = 7) 1.0
Age at IM surgery in days [median (range)] 17 (0–1,293) 104 (0–1,196) 6 (0–1,293) 0.006
Weight at IM surgery in kilograms [median (range)] 3.21 (1.20–11.4) 4.84 (1.20–11.4) 2.88 (1.24–10.6) 0.02
Death in days after IM surgery [median (range)] 28 (0–1,814) 33 (0–1,814) 3 (3–59) 0.2
Age at death in days [median (range)] 40.5 (3–3,010) 46 (22–3,010) 8 (3–60) 0.1

Values in bold represent statistical significant results

CCVD Congenital cardiovascular defects, IM Intestinal malrotation