Long-term outcomes of truncus arteriosus repair: A modulated renewal competing risks analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In this study, we sought to identify independent risk factors for mortality and reintervention after early surgical correction of truncus arteriosus using a novel statistical method.

Methods

Patients undergoing neonatal/infant truncus arteriosus repair between January 1984 and December 2018 were reviewed retrospectively. An innovative statistical strategy was applied integrating competing risks analysis with modulated renewal for time-to-event modeling.

Results

A total of 204 patients were included in the study. Mortality occurred in 32 patients (15%). Smaller right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit size and truncal valve insufficiency at birth were significantly associated with overall mortality (right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit size: hazard

SUBMITTER: Guariento A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11745061 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature