. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 8.

Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Aug 15;144(4):907–914. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.04.028

TABLE 2.

Cause of death in the overall cohort and by shunt type

Cause of death	Overall (%) (N = 164)	MBTS (%) (n = 95)	RVPAS (%) (n = 69)
Cardiovascular	68 (42)	36 (38)^*	32 (46)^*
Unknown	40 (24)	30 (32)^*	10 (14)^*
MSOF, any etiology	15 (9)	7 (7)^*	8 (12)^*
Infection	11 (7)	6 (6)^*	5 (7)^*
Surgical complication	10 (6)	5 (5)^*	5 (7)^*
Pulmonary, any etiology	9 (6)	5 (5)^*	4 (6)^*
Other	6 (4)	2 (2)^*	4 (6)^*
Neurological	2 (1)	2 (2)^*	0 (0)^*
GI/hepatic	2 (1)	1 (1)^*	1 (2)^*
Renal	1 (1)	1 (1)^*	0 (0)^*
Total for all causes other than cardiovascular	96 (58)	59 (62)^†	37 (54)^†

Data are presented as number (%). Percentages may not total 100%due to rounding. MBTS, Modified Blalock-Taussig shunt; RVPAS, right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery shunt; MSOF, multisystem organ failure; GI, gastrointestinal.

P = .27 for cause of death by shunt type.

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P = .34 for cause of death by shunt type.