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. 2014 Mar;133(3):e553–e560. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-2870

TABLE 3.

Relationship of Complication Rates and LOS With Between-Hospital Variation in Cost

Operation Proportion of Between-Hospital Variation in Cost Explained by the Indicated Variable(s)
LOS Complication Rate Major Complication Rate LOS + Complication Rate LOS + Major Complication Rate
ASD repair 2.6 4.2 4.8
VSD repair 24.8 20.7 40.9 18.9
TOF repair 15.5 3.4 20.1 9.4
Fontan 17.0 3.9 1.2 22.5 17.4
BDG/Hemi-Fontan 45.5 11.1 10.0 49.6 41.7
CAVC repair 24.7 4.2 21.1 24.6
ASO 43.0 4.9 1.9 44.9 38.7
Truncus repair 6.9 7.2 14.5 17.4
Norwood 28.8 7.2 15.5 31.1 35.1

All data are presented as percentages.