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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Nov 16;153(3):638–645.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.10.078

TABLE 3.

Association with postoperative tachyarrhythmia and atrioventricular block with length of stay and ventilation time (days)

Unadjusted least-squares means,
d (95% CI)
P value Adjusted* least-squares means,
d (95% CI)
P value
Tachyarrhythmia
 Postoperative length of stay
  Tachyarrhythmia 48 (41–55) <.001 49 (43–56) <.001
  No arrhythmia 31 (28–34) 31 (28–34)
 Postoperative ventilation time
  Tachyarrhythmia 26 (19–34) <.001 27 (20–34) <.001
  No arrhythmia 11 (8–13) 11 (8–14)
Atrioventricular block
 Postoperative length of stay
  Atrioventricular block 64 (50–79) <.001 58 (42–73)   .007
  No arrhythmia 31 (28–34) 32 (29–34)
 Postoperative ventilation time
  Atrioventricular block 27 (15–38)   .002 26 (15–38)   .002
  No arrhythmia 11 (9–13) 11 (9–13)

CI, Confidence interval.

*

Adjusted for gestational age, presence of genetic syndrome, age at time of Norwood procedure, race, gender, shunt type received, anatomy subtype, prenatal diagnosis, total support time during the Norwood procedure, ultrafiltration during or after Norwood procedure, use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during the Norwood procedure, presence of postoperative moderate/severe tricuspid regurgitation by echocardiography, and center volume.