Table 2. Early postoperative outcomes after Stage I operations.

	Norwood (n=32)		Hybrid (n=65)		p
	n	%	n	%
Early mortality	15	46.8	27	41.5	0.62
Delayed sternal closure	32	100	5	7.6	<0.001*
Long duration of intubation (>7 days)	19	67.8	27	50	0.27
Sternal VAC	7	25	2	3.7	0.01*
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation	3	9.3	20	30.7	0.028*
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	11	34.3	2	3.0	<0.001*
VAC: vacuum-assisted closure; * p<0.05.