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. 2022 Sep 30;29(5):773–781. doi: 10.5603/CJ.a2022.0035

Table 4.

Surgical management.

Variable In-hospital mortality 1-year mortality


Survival (n = 43) Death (n = 46) Variable Survival (n = 41) Death (n = 48) P
Days between VSR diagnosis and surgical repair:
 0 days (n = 29) 10 (34.4%) 19 (65.6%) 10 (34.4%) 19 (65.6%)
 1 days (n = 19) 9 (47.4%) 10 (52.6%) 9 (47.4%) 10 (52.6%)
 2 days (n = 10) 5 (50%) 5 (50%) 3 (30%) 7 (70%)
 3 days (n = 3) 1 (33.3%) 2 (66.6%) 1 (33.3%) 2 (66.6%)
 4 days (n = 4) 3 (75%) 1 (25%) 3 (75%) 1 (25%)
 5 days (n = 6) 4 (66.6%) 2 (33.3%) 4 (66.6%) 2 (33.3%)
 > 5 days (n = 24) 13 (54.1%) 11 (45.9%) 0.502 13 (54.1%) 11 (45.9%) 0.352
Days to repair 2.5 (1–6) 1 (0–5) 0.156 3.5 (1–6) 1 (0–5) 0.155
Associated CABG 9 (25.0%) 13 (30.2%) 0.605 8 (23.5%) 14 (31.1%) 0.457
MCS after surgery 13 (30.2%) 14 (31.1%) 0.929 12 (29.3%) 15 (31.9%) 0.788
Dehiscence 5 (11.6%) 13 (31.0%) 0.029 5 (12.2%) 13 (29.6%) 0.050
Surgical reintervention 6 (14.0%) 9 (21.4%) 0.366 6 (14.6%) 9 (20.5%) 0.482

CABG — coronary artery bypass grafting; MCS — mechanical circulatory support; VSR — ventricular septal rupture