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Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Feb;141(2):531–536.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.10.025

Table 3.

Multivariable variables of in-hospital mortality after infant heart transplantation^*

	Odds ratio (95% CI)	P value
Diagnostic category
Repaired CHD^†	3.6 (1.8, 7.2)	<.001
Unrepaired CHD with PGE^†	2.0 (0.8, 5.1)	.14
Unrepaired CHD, no PGE^†	2.8 (1.3, 6.1)	.01
Advanced support
ECMO support	6.1 (2.8, 13.4)	<.001
Ventilator	4.4 (2.3, 8.3)	<.001
Renal function
Creatinine clearance < 40 mL · min⁻¹ · 1.73 m⁻² (vs > 40)	3.1 (1.7, 5.3)	<.001
Creatinine value not reported	3.9 (1.5, 10.3)	.006
Dialysis at transplant	6.2 (2.1, 18.3)	.001

CI, Confidence intervals; CHD, congenital heart disease; PGE, prostaglandin E; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

All clinical variables defined at the time of heart transplantation.

^†

Reference group is structurally normal hearts (cardiomyopathy + other).