Research Article

The Predictive Value of Infant-Specific Preoperative Pulmonary Function Tests in Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Infants with Congenital Heart Diseases

Table 2

Cases of congenital heart diseases in different surgical groups.

CasesCatheterizationThoracotomyOR (95% CI) value

PDA28 (3)4 (1)2.78 (0.21, 35.95)0.43
ASD1 (0)3 (0)1
VSD14 (1)41 (8)3.15 (0.36, 27.76)0.42
PS0 (0)6 (0)1
TOF0 (0)5 (1)1
ASD + VSD3 (0)17 (5)0.54
Total46 (4)76 (15)2.58 (0.8, 8.33)0.13

Fisher’s exact test for all comparisons. Numbers in brackets represent PPC cases. PDA: patent ductus arteriosus; ASD: atrial septal defect; VSD: ventricular septal defect; PS: pulmonary stenosis; TOF: tetralogy of Fallot.