Research Article

Pulmonary Venous Index as Additional Diagnostic Criteria for Fontan Palliation

Table 2

The main clinical parameters of patients.

Survivors (n = 55)Dead (n = 8) (Mann–Whitney t test)
M ± SDM ± SD
Me (Q1Q3)Me (Q1Q3)

Age (yrs.)8.6 ± 4.49.6 ± 7.3
7.0 (6–10)6.5 (5.5–13)

BSA (mm2)0.93 ± 0.271.04 ± 0.53
0.88 (0.8−1)0.8 (0.7−1.4)

SVEF (%)61.7 ± 5.461.8 ± 5.5
60 (60–64)62 (59–65)

SpO2 (%)79.8 ± 5.671.8 ± 4.6
81 (78–84)74 (71.5–81.25)

Hb (g/l)173.3 ± 22.6193.3 ± 29.7
156 (144–168)162.5 (159.25–167.75)

PAI (Nakata) (mm2/m2)291.3 ± 117.8277.5 ± 141.5
270 (206.3–345.6)254 (183.2–396.3)

McGoon index2.6 ± 0.72.5 ± 0.6
2.4 (2.0–3.1)2.4 (2.0–2.9)

PAP (mmHg)11.4 ± 2.513.1 ± 3.3
11 (10–13)12.5 (9.5–14)

Severe AVVR53

NYHA FCIII-IVIII-IV

SVEF, single ventricle ejection fraction, BSA, body surface area, PAI, pulmonary arterial index, PAP, pulmonary arterial pressure, and AVVR, atrioventricular valve regurgitation.