Table 3 Postoperative outcomes after ALCAPA repair
Case | MV duration (days) | ECMO | Inotropes and (duration; days) | ICU stay (days) | Time to sternal closure (days) | Postoperative complications | Mortality | Hospital stay (days) | Follow-up duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | No | Milrinone (15), epinephrine (4) | 9 | 1 | Severe left ventricular dysfunction Sternal reopening | Alive | 15 | 10 months |
2 | 5 | No | Epinephrine (2), milrinone (12) | 12 | 1 | Severe ventricular dysfunction Sternal reopening Upper chest wall abscess (1 month) | Alive | 12 | 53 months |
3 | 2 | Yes | Milrinone (2) | 2 | 2 | Bleeding Surgical reexploration Pacemaker inserted Multiorgan failure | Dead | 2 | 2 days |
4 | 4 | Yes | Epinephrine (4), norepinephrine (4), milrinone (3) | 5 | 5 | Bleeding Cardiac catheterization showed dissection of coronary arteries. Surgical re-exploration, anastomosis revision, and LIMA to LAD Multiorgan failure | Dead | 5 | 5 days |
5 | 3 | No | Milrinone (6), epinephrine (6) | 8 | None | Left lower lung collapse. | Alive | 11 | 28 months |