Table 2 Cardiac catheterization data of studied patients

PDA access

 Retrograde, n (%)

38 (88.4)

 Antegrade, n (%)

5 (11.6)

Properties of PDA stents

 Length (mm), median (range)

18 (12–30)

 Diameter (mm), median (range)

3.5 (3–4.5)

Number of stents used

 One stent, n (%)

27 (62.8)

 Two stents, n (%)

13 (30.2)

 Three stents, n (%)

2 (4.7)

Fluoroscopy and IV contrast

 Fluoroscopy time (min), median (range)

13 (5–119)

 Contrast volume (ml), median (range)

10.5 (2–21)

Procedure outcome

 Successful procedure, n (%)

40 (93)

 Mortality, n (%)

1 (2.3)

 Failure/stent migration, (sent for surgery), n (%)

2 (4.6)

 In-hospital stay, days, median (range)

5 (1–278)

Follow-up (n = 40)

 In-hospital mortality, n (%)

6 (15)

 Survival, n (%)

34 (85)