Table 5.
Comparisons of intraoperative and postoperative characteristics between IPAH children and non-IPAH children.
| IPAH | Non-IPAH | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intra-operative data | |||
| Bleeding volume(mL) | 1867 ± 1,088 | 1,450 ± 900 | 0.545 |
| Blood transfusion volume (ml) | 1888 ± 981 | 1556 ± 426 | 0.548 |
| Time (min) | 466 ± 55 | 364 ± 53 | 0.019a |
| Intraoperative EMCO | 6 | 1 | 0.033b |
| Post-operative outcomes | |||
| ICU stay (days) | 34 ± 35 | 6 ± 5 | 0.145 |
| Hospital stay (days) | 55 ± 34 | 44 ± 36 | 0.656 |
| Mechanical ventilation time (days) | 20 ± 9 | 2 ± 1 | 0.006a |
| Postoperative ECMO | 5 | 1 | 0.19 |
| Postoperative tracheotomy | 4 | 0 | 0.076 |
| Survival | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Acute left heart failure | 5 | 1 | 0.19 |
| PGD | 2 | 0 | 0.467 |
| Postoperative bleeding | 2 | 0 | 0.467 |
| Anastomotic stenosis | 1 | 1 | 1 |
IPAH idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, PGD primary graft dysfunction.
aThis symbol indicates P value < 0.05 based on the t-test.
bThis symbol indicates P value < 0.05 based on Fisher’s exact test.