Table 4.
Primary and secondary outcomes by exposure status and status of prenatal diagnosis
| Weekend admission (N=71) | Weekday admission (N=462) | p value | Mon–Wed Norwood (N=336) | Thu–Fri Norwood (N=212) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital LOS, days, median (IQR)* | 23 (16,36) | 24 (17,40) | 0.7 | 25 (17,42) | 24 (18,36) | 0.7 |
| ICU LOS, days, median (IQR)* | 14 (8,21) | 14 (10,26) | 0.5 | 14 (9,26) | 14 (10,23) | 0.7 |
| Days ventilated, median (IQR)* | 7 (5,11) | 6 (5,11) | 0.3 | 6 (5,11) | 7 (5,11) | 0.8 |
| Days prior to surgery, median (IQR) | 4 (3,5) | 5 (3,7) | 0.3 | 5 (4,7) | 3 (3,6) | <0.001 |
| Death/transplant prior to discharge | 13 (18%) | 80 (17%) | 0.9 | 54 (16%) | 43 (20%) | 0.2 |
| Prenatally diagnosed | n=46 | n=374 | n=254 | n=165 | ||
| Hospital LOS, days, median (IQR)* | 21 (16,33) | 24 (16,40) | 0.3 | 25 (16,43) | 22 (16,36) | 0.2 |
| ICU LOS, days, median (IQR)* | 14 (8,21) | 14 (10,25) | 0.5 | 14 (9,27) | 14 (10,21) | 0.8 |
| Days ventilated, median (IQR)* | 7 (4,11) | 7 (5,11) | >0.9 | 7 (5,11) | 7 (5,11) | 0.6 |
| Days prior to surgery, median (IQR) | 4 (3,5) | 5 (3,6) | 0.7 | 5(4,7) | 3 (2,5) | <0.001 |
| Death/transplant prior to discharge | 7 (15%) | 66 (18%) | 0.8 | 39 (15%) | 34 (20%) | 0.2 |
| Postnatally diagnosed | n=25 | n=88 | n=82 | n=47 | ||
| Hospital LOS, days, median (IQR)* | 27 (20,50) | 27 (18,41) | 0.6 | 24 (17,42) | 29 (23,50) | 0.06 |
| ICU LOS, days, median (IQR)* | 14 (8,28) | 14 (9,27) | >0.9 | 15 (9,24) | 17 (10,29) | 0.2 |
| Days ventilated, median (IQR)* | 9 (5,23) | 6 (4,10) | 0.08 | 6 (4,10) | 7 (5,15) | 0.1 |
| Days prior to surgery, median (IQR) | 5 (4,5) | 6 (4,7) | 0.03 | 5(4,7) | 5 (4,8) | 0.4 |
| Death/transplant prior to discharge | 6 (24%) | 14 (16%) | 0.4 | 15 (18%) | 9 (19%) | >0.9 |
ICU – intensive care unit, IQR – interquartile range, LOS – length of stay
*
patients who died or were transplanted were excluded from length of stay and days ventilated analyses