Factors Associated with Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in Late Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot.

ABSTRACT: Research establishing factors associated with duration of mechanical ventilation after Tetralogy of Fallot repair, is mainly based on population presenting at early infancy. There are fewer reports regarding repair after infancy, during childhood and preadolescence. To compare two groups of late TOF repair based on post-operative invasive mechanical ventilation duration and explore associations with pre-operative clinical markers of severity of right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. A single-center retrospective cohort study based on medical charts review of patients older than 12 months who underwent primary complete TOF repair between 2017 and 2023. Patients younger than 12 months or those who had distinct anatomical variants were excluded. Pre-operative characteristics reflecting

SUBMITTER: Finkelstein A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12827296 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature