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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Sep 10;142(5):1090–1097. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.07.028

Table 3.

Outcomes

Overall(n=5265) Pulmonary valve replacement (n=574) ASD repair (n=365) Conduit operation (n=328) Aortic aneurysm repair (n=136) Mitral valvuloplasty (n=135) Ross operation (n=108) Fontan revision/conversion (n=105)

In-hospital mortality 109 (2.1%) 4 (0.7%) 0 (0%) 8 (2.4%) 3 (2.2%) 1 (0.7%) 2 (1.9%) 11(11%)
Length of stay (days) 5 [3–7] 5 [4–6] 4 [3–5] 5 [4–7] 6 [4–8] 5 [4–8] 5 [4–6] 10 [7–13]
Postoperative complication
 Any 1446 (28%) 135 (24%) 72 (20%) 96 (29%) 35 (26%) 48 (36%) 43 (40%) 54 (51%)
 Arrhythmia 496 (9.4%) 39 (6.8%) 28 (7.7%) 26 (7.9%) 8 (5.9%) 22 (16%) 11 (10%) 24 (23%)
 Low cardiac output 87 (1.7%) 4 (0.7%) 3 (0.8%) 5 (1.5%) 2 (1.5%) 4 (3.0%) 4 (3.7%) 9 (8.6%)
 AV block requiring permanent pacer 69 (1.3%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.3%) 3 (2.2%) 1 (0.7%) 2 (1.9%) 1 (1.0%)
 Cardiac arrest 52 (1.0%) 2 (0.4%) 0 (0%) 7 (2.1%) 3 (2.2%) 1 (0.7%) 0 (0%) 3 (2.9%)
 Pleural effusion 162 (3.1%) 6 (1.1%) 6 (1.6%) 12 (3.7%) 4 (2.9%) 11 (8.2%) 4 (3.7%) 7 (6.7%)
 Pneumonia 124 (2.4%) 19 (3.3%) 12 (3.3%) 3 (0.9%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)0 (0%) 1 (1.0%)
 Reintubation 71 (1.4%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.3%) 8 (2.4%) 1 (0.7%) 2 (1.5%) 1 (0.9%) 6 (5.7%)
 Mechanical ventilation>7days 52 (1.0%) 0 (0%) 2 (0.6%) 7 (2.1%) 1 (0.7%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 6 (5.7%)
Unplanned reop 111 (2.1%) 4 (0.7%) 2 (0.6%) 6 (1.8%) 4 (2.9%) 3 (2.2%) 1 (0.9%) 5 (4.8%)
Bleeding requiringreop 100 (1.9%) 7 (1.2%) 2 (0.6%) 6 (1.8%) 4 (2.9%) 1 (0.7%) 9 (8.3%) 4 (3.8%)
 Renal failure requiring temporary dialysis 56 (1.1%) 3 (0.5%) 0 (0%) 4 (1.2%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 9 (8.6%)

Continuous variables are presented as median [interquartile range]

Postoperative complications occurring in >1.0% of the study population are displayed.

ASD=atrial septal defect; AV=atrioventricular; reop=reoperation