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Table 4 Outcome of cardiac catheterization

From: Cardiac catheterization addressing early post-operative complications in congenital heart surgery—a single-center experience

 

Before catheterization

After catheterization

p value

Vasoactive–inotropic score

25 (5–90)

10 (0–90)

0.001

Duration of mechanical ventilation

1 (0–17)

10 (0–80)

0.003

PICU length of stay

1 (0–57)

13 (0–78)

0.001

Survival

 Survival to hospital discharge, n (%)

15 (55.5)

  

 Overall survival, n (%)

14 (52%)

  

 Successful weaning off ECMO, n (%)

8 (72.7)

  

 Survival of ECMO patients, n (%)

4 (36.3)

  
  1. Abbreviations: PICU pediatric intensive care unit, ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation