Risk factors for prolonged length of stay after the stage 2 procedure in the single-ventricle reconstruction trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The single-ventricle reconstruction trial randomized patients with single right ventricle lesions to a modified Blalock-Taussig or right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery shunt at the Norwood. This analysis describes outcomes at the stage 2 procedure and factors associated with a longer hospital length of stay (LOS).

Methods

We examined the association of shunt type with stage 2 hospital outcomes. Cox regression and bootstrapping were used to evaluate risk factors for longer LOS. We also examined characteristics associated with in-hospital death.

Results

There were 393 subjects in the analytic cohort. Median stage 2 procedure hospital LOS (8 days; interquartile range [IQR], 6-14 days), hospital mortality (4.3%), transplantation (0.8%), median ventilator time (2

SUBMITTER: Schwartz SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3964142 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature