Factors affecting Fontan length of stay: Results from the Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial, infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) who received a right-ventricle-to-pulmonary-artery shunt (RVPAS) versus a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt (MBTS) had lower early postoperative mortality, but more complications at 14 months. We explored the effect of shunt type and other patient, medical, and surgical factors on postoperative length of stay (LOS) after the Fontan operation.

Methods

Fontan postoperative course was ascertained from medical record review. Cox proportional hazards modeling was used to identify factors associated with LOS.

Results

Of 327 subjects who underwent Fontan, 323 were analyzed (1 death, 1 biventricular repair, 2 with missing data). Median age and weight at Fontan were 2.8 ye

SUBMITTER: Ravishankar C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4761505 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature