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Published in final edited form as: Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2014;17(1):2–8. doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2014.01.006

Table 2.

Ten Most Common Primary Procedures of Index Operations with One or More Previous Sternotomy

Procedure No. Eligible No. with Mortality Status at Discharge = Dead Discharge Mortality(%) Postop LOS (days)
Median 25th 75th Mean
All Patients
 BDCPA (bidirectional Glenn) 2480 33 1.33 6 4 9 10.74
 PVR 1970 8 0.41 4 3 5 5.24
 Fontan, TCPC, External conduit, Fenestrated 1870 24 1.82 9 7 15 14.23
 Conduit reoperation 1732 14 0.81 5 4 7 7.26
 Pacemaker procedure 1642 5 0.30 1 0 2 2.77
 Fontan, TCPC, External conduit, Nonfenestrated 1403 22 1.57 9 7 14 13.29
 Pacemaker implantation, Permanent 927 13 1.40 3 1 4 4.73
 Fontan, TCPC, Lateral tunnel, Fenestrated 895 6 0.67 9 7 13 12.38
 Superior Cavopulmonary anastomosis(es) + PA reconstruction 856 20 2.34 7 5 13 14.46
 Valvuloplasty, Mitral 826 16 1.94 5 4 9 11.18
Neonates (0 to 30 days)
 ASO 48 1 2.08 12 8 21 21.5
 MBTS 38 5 13.16 15 8 30 22.7
 Norwood procedure 37 8 21.62 35 15 58 43.7
 TAPVC repair 18 10 55.56 28.5 12 45 35.1
 ASO and VSD repair 18 0 0.00 12 9 27 24
 Aortic arch repair 11 2 18.18 20 14 63 54.9
 PAB 11 4 36.36 29 14 51 36.3
 Coarctation repair, end-to-end, Extended 8 0 0.00 26 7 50.5 32.4
 PDA closure, Surgical 8 2 25.00 12.5 10 36.5 26
 Coarctation repair, end-to-end 7 1 14.29 18 4 43 24
Infants (31 days to 1 year)
 BDCPA (bidirectional Glenn) 2271 29 1.28 6 5 10 10.9
 Superior cavopulmonary anastomosis(es) + PA reconstruction 807 19 2.35 7 5 13 14.7
 Bilateral BDCPA (bilateral bidirectional Glenn) 314 7 2.23 7 5 12 13.9
 HemiFontan 311 8 2.57 7 5 13 13.4
 TOF repair, Ventriculotomy, Transanular patch 266 2 0.75 7 5 12 11.7
 VSD repair, Patch 204 3 1.47 7 5 14 14.5
 PA, reconstruction (plasty), Branch, Central (within the hilar bifurcation) 201 13 6.47 8 5 24 20.7
 Aortic arch repair 198 9 4.55 10 6 22 21.2
 AVC (AVSD) repair, Complete (CAVSD) 185 8 4.32 11 7 22 21.0
 Pulmonary venous stenosis repair 185 22 11.89 12 7 25 20.8
Children (>1 year to 18 years)
 Fontan, TCPC, External conduit, Fenestrated 1852 29 1.57 9 7 15 14.3
 Conduit reoperation 1435 10 0.70 5 4 6 6.5
 Fontan, TCPC, External conduit, Nonfenestrated 1375 20 1.45 9 7 14 13.3
 PVR 1186 6 0.51 4 3 5 4.9
 Pacemaker procedure 1173 2 0.17 1 0 2 2.7
 Fontan, TCPC, Lateral tunnel, Fenestrated 887 6 0.68 9 7 13 12.3
 Pacemaker implantation, Permanent 690 4 0.58 2 1 4 3.8
 Aortic stenosis, Subvalvar, Repair 678 2 0.29 4 3 5 4.9
 Valvuloplasty, Mitral 635 6 0.94 5 4 7 8.2
 Conduit placement, RV to PA 527 4 0.76 5 4 6 6.6
Adults (>18 years)
 PVR 764 2 0.26 5 4 6 5.4
 Pacemaker procedure 427 1 0.23 1 0 1 1.6
 Conduit reoperation 185 3 1.62 5 4 6 6
 Arrhythmia surgery - atrial, Surgical Ablation 176 6 3.41 7 6 11 10.8
 Fontan revision or conversion (Re-do Fontan) 149 15 10.07 9 7 13 12.2
 Pacemaker implantation, Permanent 148 3 2.03 3 1 4 4.2
 Conduit placement, RV to PA 121 4 3.31 5 4 6 6.3
 Aortic aneurysm repair 97 3 3.09 7 5 9 9.7
 ICD (AICD) implantation 94 1 1.06 1 1 4 3.0
 PA, reconstruction (plasty), Branch, Central (within the hilar bifurcation) 91 1 1.10 5 4 6 6.0

Abbreviations: BDCPA, bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis; PVR, valve replacement, pulmonic; TCPC, total cavopulmonary connection; ASO, arterial switch operation; MBTS, modified Blalock-Taussig shunt; TAPVC, total anomalous pulmonary venous connection; VSD, ventricular septal defect; PAB, PA banding; PDA, patent ductus arteriosus; AVSD, atrioventricular septal defect; CAVSD, complete atrioventricular septal defect; ICD, implantable cardioverter defibrillator; AICD, automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator.