Value of Follow-Up N-Terminal Probrain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) after a Modified Fontan Procedure
Table 1
General clinical information.
Terms
Cases
Sex (male/female)
78/30
Age at operation (weeks)
54.62 ± 29.38
Body height (cm)
97.46 ± 16.74
Body surface area (m2)
0.67 ± 0.52
Saturation of peripheral oxygen (%)
76.33 ± 13.65
Preoperative hematocrit
47.48 ± 6.79
Proximal M value
2.42 ± 0.71
Distal M value
2.13 ± 0.65
Nakata index (mm2/m2)
335.9 ± 201.1
Pulmonary vascular resistance after correction (wood)
2.65 ± 1.0
18# extracardiac conduit (number of cases)
23
20# extracardiac conduit (number of cases)
59
22# extracardiac conduit (number of cases)
9
30# extracardiac conduit (number of cases)
1
Fenestration (number of cases)
101
Duration of cardiopulmonary bypass (minute)
112.77 ± 49.15
Aortic clamping (number of cases)
9
Median duration of aortic clamping (minute)
79
Duration of postoperative assisted ventilation (hour)
6
Stay in cardiac intensive care unit (day)
3
Postoperative blood oxygen saturation
90
Proximal M value: (proximal left pulmonary artery diameter plus proximal right pulmonary artery)/descending aorta diameter at diaphragm level. Distal M value: (distal left pulmonary artery diameter plus distal right pulmonary artery)/descending aorta diameter at diaphragm level.
