Table 3.
Results of multivariable model of risk factors for technical failure
| Odds Ratio | 95% CI | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deficient retro-aortic rim | 1.32 | 0.85–2.05 | 0.22 | |
| Age (per 1 year) | 1.00 | 0.98–1.02 | 0.97 | |
| Female sex | 1.25 | 0.78–2.00 | 0.35 | |
| Height (for each 10 cm) | 0.95 | 0.86–1.05 | 0.32 | |
| Static ASD size (for each 1 mm increase) | 1.08 | 1.04–1.12 | <0.0001 | |
| Trainee present | 0.69 | 0.44–1.07 | 0.10 | |
| Balloon sizing | ||||
| Not measured | 1 | n/a | n/a | |
| Stretch technique | 1.10 | 0.51–2.36 | 0.81 | |
| Stop-flow technique | 0.97 | 0.47–1.99 | 0.93 | |
| Missing | 1.27 | 0.14–11.11 | 0.83 | |
| Device | ||||
| Amplatzer septal occluder | 1 | n/a | n/a | |
| Helex septal occluder | 1.88 | 1.09–3.25 | 0.02 | |
| Gore septal occluder | 1.02 | 0.30–3.44 | 0.98 | |
| Other septal occluder | 0.20 | 0.03–1.53 | 0.12 | |