Table 1.
Demographicsa
| Characteristics | Intervention (n=23) | Control (n=40) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Gestational age (mean, weeks) | 39.1 (1.3) | 39.0 (0.8) | 0.626 |
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| Birth weight (mean, kg) | 3.3 (0.5) | 3.2 (0.5) | 0.532 |
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| Birth length (mean, cm) | 50.0 (2.5) | 49.7 (2.5) | 0.645 |
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| OFC (mean, cm) | 33.7 (1.2) | 33.8 (1.8) | 0.694 |
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| Diagnosis | 0.397 | ||
| HLHS | 5 (22%)b | 15 (38%)b | |
| TGA | 10 (44%)b | 3 (8%)b | |
| Tetralogy of Fallot requiring shunt | 1 (4%)b | 16 (40%)b | |
| Other | 7 (30%)b | 6 (15%)b | |
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| Antenatal diagnosis | 15 (65%)b | 20 (50%)b | 0.242 |
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| Age at surgery (mean, days) | 7.0 (3.2) | 6.7 (4.3) | 0.767 |
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| Surgery | 0.441 | ||
| Norwood and Sano | 2 (9%)b | 8 (20%)b | |
| Blalock-Taussig shunt ± Norwood | 14 (61%)b | 17 (43%)b | |
| Arterial switch operation | 6 (26%)b | 14 (35%)b | |
| Other | 1 (4%)b | 1 (3%)b | |
a
Unless otherwise denoted, mean (SD) is reported.
b
n (%) is reported.
OFC=occipitofrontal circumference; HLHS=hypoplastic left heart syndrome; TGA=transposition of the great arteries