Table 3. Comparative analysis of mortality rates, by diagnostic-procedure, for both groups.
| Diagnostic-Procedure group (n) | Mortality rate, overall % (n) | Mortality rate, patients <2.5kg % (n) | Mortality rate, 2.5-4.5kg % (n) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single ventricle / Norwood | 10.2% (n=17/166) | 8% (n=2/25) | 10.6% (n=15/141) | 1.00 |
| Single Ventricle / Conduit/shunt | 11% (n=5/45) | 22.2% (n=2/9) | 8.3% (n=3/36) | 0.30 |
| Single ventricle / PA band | 6.7% (n=1/15) | 0% (n=0/3) | 8.3% (n=1/12) | 1.00 |
| TGA/IVS/ASO | 1% (n=1/98) | 0% (n=0/13) | 1.2% (n=1/85) | 1.00 |
| TGA/VSD/ASO+VSD closure | 2.4% (1/41) | 12.5% (n=1/8) | 0% (n=0/33) | 0.21 |
| TAPVR/Repair | 7.1% (n=4/56) | 22.2% (n=2/9) | 4.3% (n=2/47) | 0.15 |
| Coarctation hypoplastic arch/aortic arch repair via sternotomy | 3% (n=2/65) | 25% (n=2/8) | 0% (n=0/57) | 0.02* |
| Coarctation VSD/aortic arch + VSD repair | 2.5% (n=1/40) | 12.5% (n=1/8) | 0% (n=0/32) | 0.22 |
| Interrupted aortic arch repair | 3.6% (n=1/28) | 0% (n=0/6) | 4.3% (n=1/23) | 1.00 |
| Truncus arteriosus/Repair | 4.8% (n=1/21) | 0% (n=0/7) | 7.1% (n=1/14) | 1.00 |
| Tetralogy of Fallot/Primary repair | 4.8% (n=2/42) | 8.3% (n=1/12) | 3.3% (n=1/30) | 0.51 |
| Tetralogy of Fallot/Shunt palliation | 6.2% (n=2/32) | 16.7% (n=2/12) | 0% (n=0/20) | 0.16 |
| Aorto pulmonary window repair | 20% (n=1/5) | 25% (n=1/4) | 0% (n=0/1) | 1.00 |
| Cardiac tumor resection | 16.7% (n=1/6) | 100% (n=1/1) | 0% (n=0/5) | 0.28 |
| Pulmonary stenosis repair | 20% (n=1/5) | 0% (n=0/2) | 33% (n=1/3) | 1.00 |
Caption: We could not compare procedures that were not performed in one of the 2, groups and procedures that were not complicated by any case of death.