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. 2014 Apr 25;3(2):e000865. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.114.000865

Table 1.

Patient Characteristics

Plastic Bronchitis Non‐Plastic Bronchitis Fontan P Value OR (95% CI)
Total patients 25 43
Male gender 17 (68%) 27 (63%) 0.81
Right dominant ventricle 18 (75%) 22 (51.1%) 0.061 2.86 (0.99, 9.18)
Age at 1st surgery (days) 0 (0 to 0) 0 (0 to 0) 0.48
Neonatal arch reconstruction 19 (76%) 22 (52.4%) 0.060 2.88 (1.00, 9.22)
Age at Stage 2 0.4 (0.3 to 0.6) 0.5 (0.4 to 0.6) 0.31
Stage 2 type 0.28
Bidirectional Glenn 15 (62.5%) 20 (50%)
Hemifontan 9 (37.5%) 19 (47.5%)
Other 0 1 (2.5%)
Stage 2 CT duration, days 6.5 (3 to 14) 4 (3 to 5) 0.04
Pre‐Fontan PAP, mm Hg 12.1 (3.3) 11.6 (2.9) 0.58
Pre‐Fontan APC coil 8 (35%) 10 (23%) 0.32
Pre‐Fontan VVC coil 2 (9%) 11 (26%) 0.12 0.28 (0.04, 1.17)
Age at Fontan, y 2.4 (2 to 3) 2.4 (2 to 3.2) 0.87
Fontan type 0.74
Lateral tunnel 20 (80%) 38 (88%)
Extra‐cardiac conduit 5 (20%) 3 (7%)
Other 0 2 (5%)
Fontan CT days 15 (8 to 25) 7.5 (5.5 to 12.5) 0.004
Post‐Fontan Ascites 9 (36%) 5 (12%) 0.024 4.16 (1.24, 15.46)
Post‐Fontan PAP* 16.5 (12 to 22) 13 (12 to 15) 0.03
Post‐Fontan APC coil 13 (52%) 3 (7.3%) 0.0003 13.72 (3.71, 67.67)
Post‐Fontan VVC coil 6 (24%) 8 (20%) 0.66
Chylothorax 11 (44%) 4 (10%) 0.003 7.27 (2.11, 28.88)
Asthma 8 (32%) 5 (12%) 0.085 3.50 (0.86, 15.78)
Systemic vein thrombus 8 (32%) 7 (17%) 0.15 2.35 (0.73, 7.79)
PLE 4 (16%) 2 (5%) 0.25 3.8 (0.50, 45.50)

Data presented as N (%), median (IQR), or mean (SD). APC indicates aortopulmonary collateral; CT, chest tube; OR, odds ratio; PAP, pulmonary artery pressure; PLE, protein losing enteropathy; VVC, venovenous collateral.

*

Value missing on 39% of non‐plastic bronchitis patients.