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Table 3 Postoperative data.

From: Primary versus staged repair of Fallot with borderline pulmonary artery anatomy

 

Group A (n = 120)

Group B (n = 100)

p value

Time of ventilation (hours)

 Range

18–280

14–248

0.037

 Mean ± SD

44 ± 9.3

41 ± 11.5

ICU stay (days)

 Range

3–22

3–23

0.116

 Mean ± SD

5.3 ± 4.2

6.3 ± 5.2

Hospital stay (days)

 Range

7–28

7–31

0.183

 Mean ± SD

10 ± 4.8

11 ± 6.3

Exploration for bleeding

4 (3.3%)

7 (7%)

0.233

Arrhythmia

46 (38.3%)

36 (36%)

0.806

 SVT

22 (18.3%)

16 (16%)

 

 Nodal Rhythm

21 (17.5%)

18 (18%)

 

 CHB

3 (2.5%)

2 (2%)

 

Deep Wound infection

2 (1.7%)

6 (6%)

0.145

Diaphragmatic paralysis

6 (5%)

3 (3%)

0.515

Operative mortality

9 (7.5%)

6 (6%)

0.791

  1. (Continuous variables are presented as mean, standard deviation, and range and categorical data as number and percent) (CHB complete heart block, ICU intensive care unit, SVT supraventricular tachycardia)