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Table 1 Comparison of patients with single-ventricle heart operated on with the hemi-Fontan (Group HF) or bidirectional Glenn (Group BDG) procedure

From: Preoperative single ventricle function determines early outcome after second-stage palliation of single ventricle heart

 

Group HF (n = 23)

m (min-max, %)

Group BDG (n = 37)

m (min/max, %)

p value

Age 33 ± 11.2 (weeks)

28 (10–42)

36 (19–72)

0.03

Body mass 6.7 ± 1.2 (kg)

6 (4–9)

7 (4–10)

0.19

Mechanical ventilation (days)

4 (2–25)

4 (1–20)

0.46

Type of single-ventricle

HLHS

13 (56.5%)

23 (62,2%)

0,66

TA

2 (8,7%)

4 (10,8%)

0,99

Unbalanced A-V canal

2 (8,7%)

3 (8,1%)

0,99

DILV

1 (4,3%)

3 (8,1%)

0,99

Other

5 (21,7%)

4 (10,8%)

0,28

Aortic clamping time (min)

39 (27–58)

39 (21–61)

0.62

Mechanical ventilation (days)

4 (2–25)

4 (1–20)

0.46

SatO2 (%) - 1 postoperative day

75 (40–86)

77 (61–92)

0.96

SatO2 (%) - 3 postoperative day

78 (63–85)

80 (65–92)

0.64

SatO2 (%) - 5 postoperative day

78 (70–87)

81 (60–91)

0.642

Length of stay (days)

11 (5–19)

10 (7–18)

0.42

  1. M median, SatO2 oxygen arterial blood saturation, HLHS hypoplastic left heart syndrome, TA tricuspid atresia, DILV double inlet left ventricle