Table 3. Characteristics and causes of death following operation (n = 21).
| ID | Operation year | Gender | Associated anomalies | Age at repair (days) | Interval post operation (days) | Repaired TA type | Cause of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 2003 | Male | None | 133 | 1 | Type I | Early postoperative PH crisis |
| 50 | 2004 | Female | None | 47 | 1 | Type II | Early postoperative LCOS, myocardial failure, AKI, possible PH crisis, myocardial ischemia |
| 62 | 2004 | Female | Microcephaly | 92 | 2 | Type I | Early postoperative PH crisis, hemopericardium |
| 85 | 2004 | Female | Congenital iris cyst | 49 | 14 | Type I | Early postoperative PH crisis, sepsis, pneumonia, atrial tachycardia, idioventricular rhythm |
| 22 | 2005 | Female | None | 47 | 0 | Type III with proximal pulmonary artery stenosis | Early postoperative PH crisis |
| 86 | 2007 | Male | None | 135 | 4 | Type III | Early postoperative PH crisis, AKI |
| 60 | 2008 | Male | DiGeorge syndrome | 319 | 380 | Type I | Late mortality due to Persistent PAH post-operation, infection, pneumonia |
| 46 | 2009 | Female | None | 86 | 1 | Type I | Early postoperative myocardial failure possible myocardial ischemia, JET, AV block |
| 61 | 2011 | Male | None | 67 | 0 | Type I, repaired truncal valve | Early postoperative PH crisis, LCOS, VT, VF |
| 23 | 2012 | Female | Ex preterm, congenital hypothyroid | 184 | 8 | Type I | PH crisis, myocardial failure, prolonged CBP on ECMO |
| 24 | 2013 | Male | Ex preterm, hypospadias | 77 | 459 | Type I | Late mortality, persistent PAH post-operation, conduit failure, redo conduit change and died due to pneumonia post reoperation 2 months) |
| 19 | 2013 | Female | Fetal alcohol syndrome | 90 | 219 | Type II | Late mortality: septic shock |
| 78 | 2013 | Male | None | 134 | 5 | Type I, post pulmonary artery banding | Early postoperative PH crisis |
| 93 | 2014 | Male | Complete bilateral cleft lips and cleft palate | 60 | 25 | Type II | Early postoperative PH crisis, LCOS on ECMO, severe intrathoracic infection, bowel ischemia, septic shock |
| 26 | 2014 | Female | Tracheoesophageal fistula | 22 | 168 | Type I | Late mortality: sepsis, pneumonia |
| 25 | 2015 | Male | None | 115 | 40 | Type I | In-hospital mortality, postoperative septic shock, pneumonia |
| 83 | 2015 | Female | None | 251 | 0 | Type II | Early postoperative PH crisis, VT, VF, arrest on ECMO, cardiac tamponade |
| 31 | 2015 | Female | None | 93 | 1 | Type II + repaired IAA, multiple small muscular VSD left opened | Early postoperative PH crisis |
| 20 | 2015 | Male | DiGeorge syndrome, hypospadia | 36 | 214 | Type I | Late mortality: sepsis, pneumonia |
| 21 | 2016 | Female | DiGeorge syndrome | 88 | 7 | Type II | Early postoperative PH crisis |
| 92 | 2018 | Female | VACTREL association, rib anomaly, hemivertebra | 27 | 4 | Type I + repaired truncal valve | Early postoperative PH crisis, sepsis, pneumonia |
Notes.
- TA
- truncus arteriosus
- PH crisis
- pulmonary hypertensive crisis
- LCOS
- low cardiac output syndrome
- AKI
- acute kidney injury
- ECMO
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenator
- PAH
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- VT
- ventricular tachycardia
- VF
- ventricular fibrillation
- IAA
- interrupted aortic arch
- VSD
- ventricular septal defect