Analysis of Factors Influencing Thoracic Deformities after Median Sternotomy in Infants Who Underwent Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Table 1

Clinical data of all infants.

Variables	Mean ± SD or percentage
Number of patients, n (%)	156 (100)
Age at operation (m)	3.5 ± 1.3
Male gender, n (%)	85 (54.5)
Weight (kg)	5.3 ± 1.0
Weight-for-age Z-scores	−1.5 ± 0.7
Aortic cross-clamp time (min)	57.9 ± 11.1
Cardiopulmonary bypass time (min)	94.3 ± 12.1
Duration of surgery (h)	3.6 ± 0.8
Delayed sternal closure, n (%)	10 (6.4)
Use sternal pins, n (%)	89 (57.1)
Duration of mechanical ventilation (d)	4.2 ± 1.4
Length of hospital stay (d)	12.1 ± 2.6