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. 2009 Sep;25(9):e294–e300. doi: 10.1016/s0828-282x(09)70139-4

Detailed patient characteristics

Value Nm
Specific cardiac diagnosis
  Isomerism 6/68 (9) 0
  Great arteries abnormality 6/68 (9) 0
  Dextrocardia 6/68 (9) 0
  Left dominant ventricle 48/68 (71) 0
  Atrioventricular valve regurgitation 42/66 (64) 2
  Pulmonary artery stenosis 34/68 (50) 0
  Subaortic stenosis 21/67 (31) 1
Surgical procedures before Fontan procedure
  Number of procedures before Fontan 2±1 (0–4) 1
  Pulmonary angioplasty 26/67 (39) 1
  Damus-Kaye-Stansel procedure 8/68 (12) 0
  Subaortic resection 11/68 (16) 0
  Pulmonary artery banding 13/68 (19) 0
  Blalock-Taussig shunt 45/68 (66) 0
  Early (<30 days of age) 23/68 (34) 0
  Late (>30 days of age) 22/68 (32) 0
  Bicavopulmonary anastamosis 44/67 (65) 1
  Preoperative arrhythmia 16/67 (24) 1
Last catheterization before Fontan procedure
  Pulmonary artery pressure, mmHg 11±4 (1–18) 3
  Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, mmHg 7±2 (2–12) 6
  Systolic ejection fraction, % 64±10 (44–84) 28
  Oxygen saturation, % 83±5 (70–99) 0
Fontan connection type
  Atriopulmonary 9/68 (13) 0
  Atrioventricular 2/68 (3) 0
  Internal intracardiac lateral tunnel 18/68 (26) 0
  External intracardiac lateral tunnel 28/68 (41) 0
  Extracardiac conduit 11/68 (16) 0
  Weight at surgery, kg 16.7±8.3 (10–63) 0
  Use of Gor-Tex in Fontan connection 41/66 (62) 2
  Fenestration performed 44/68 (65) 0
  Size of fenestration, mm 4.0±0.5 (3.0–5.0) 27
  Aortic cross-clamp time, min 52±19 (24–95) 6
  Cardiopulmonary bypass time, min 135±47 (64–323) 2
  Intensive care unit stay, days 6±9 (1–74) 8
  Duration of hospitalization, days 19±16 (8–95) 2
Complications post-Fontan/follow-up
  Pleural effusion 25/66 (38) 2
  Pericardial effusion 15/66 (23) 2
  Postoperative arrhythmia 24/65 (37) 3
  Central nervous system deficits 8/66 (12) 2
  Thrombosis 2/68 (3) 0
Last catheterization post-Fontan procedure
  Interventional catheterization 14/66 (21) 2
  Pulmonary artery pressure, mmHg 12±4 (6–28) 25
  Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, mmHg 7±3 (1–18) 36
  Pulmonary vascular resistance index, L/min/m2 1.5±1.1 (0.2–4.7) 29
  Oxygen saturation, % 91±4 (76–98) 4
  Venous collaterals 15/66 (23) 2

Data presented as n/n (%) or mean ± SD (range). Nm Number missing