Impact of the Tricuspid Valve Detachment Technique on Hard-to-Expose Ventricular Septal Defect Closure

Table 2

Intraoperative and postoperative variables.

Variables	TVD group (n = 17)	Non-TVD group (n = 158)	value
CPB time (minutes)	124 (101–150)	100 (83–120)	0.001
Cross-clamp time (minutes)	86 (76–101)	64 (51–77)	≤0.001
Time to extubation (hours)	26 (7.5–70)	28 (13–72)	0.393
ICU stay (days)	4 (3–7)	4 (3–7)	0.398
Reoperation	0 (0)	0 (0)	—
Postoperative morbidity	0 (0)	0 (0)	—

Continuous data are presented as medians (interquartile ranges), and categorical data are shown as numbers (%). CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass; TVD, tricuspid valve detachment.