Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of children undergoing congenital heart disease surgery
| Characteristics | ICU stay <=3 days |
|---|---|
| Type of congenital heart disease | |
| Ventricular septal defect | 163(49.59) |
| Atrial septal defect | 34(10.47) |
| Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection | 12(3.58) |
| Tetralogy of Fallot | 24(7.44) |
| Transposition of the great arteries | 23(6.89) |
| Pulmonary atresia | 18(5.51) |
| Complete atrioventricular septal defect | 14(4.13) |
| Coarctation | 15(4.68) |
| Double outlet right ventricle | 5(1.65) |
| Interrupted aortic arch | 2(0.55) |
| Pulmonary stenosis | 5(1.38) |
| Other types of CHD | 14(4.13) |
| NT-proBNP level, pg/ml | |
| Before surgery | 2744.28±5158.85 |
| 1h after surgery | 2564.19±4363.56 |
| 12h after surgery | 6797.01±6260.35 |
| 36h after surgery | 4727.21±4321.34 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 117(35.56) |
| Male | 212(64.44) |
| RACHS-1 score | |
| I/II | 251(76.29) |
| III/IV | 78(23.71) |
| Age, d | 416.93±753.44 |
| Weight, kg | 7.05±5.39 |
| Cardiopulmonary bypass time, min | 84.87±45.47 |
| Aortic crossclamp time, min | 43.66±26.26 |
Categorical data are showed as n (%) responding group respectively. Continuous variables are showed as mean ± standard deviation. ICU Intensive Care Unit, RACHS-1 Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery-1