Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients enrolled in the study cohort

Sex male n (%)

28 (48.3%)

10 (62.5%)

18 (42.9%)

0.181

Age (months)

12.2 ± 5.8

6.7 ± 4.0

14.3 ± 5.0

< 0.001

Weight (kg)

8 ± 2

6.3 ± 1.9

8.6 ± 1.6

< 0.001

RACHS-1

0.409

   ≤2

49

12

37

   ≥3

9

4

5

SPO₂ (%)

97 (95-98)

95 (90-97)

98 (96-98)

0.002

Operation time (minutes)

131.9 ± 30.4

148.7 ± 20.4

125.4 ± 31.3

0.008

CPB time (minutes)

65.5 ± 22.8

81.1 ± 15.82

59.5 ± 22.4

0.001

UFV (ml)

328.1 ± 128.2

365.6 ± 142.4

313.81 ± 121.1

0.171

Nosocomial pneumonias

9 (15.5%)

4 (25%)

5 (11.9%)

0.409

MV time (hours)

7 (4.8-26.2)

27 (26.2-34.4)

5.2 (4.3-11.8)

< 0.001

SICU LOS (days)

4.44 ± 2.8

7.6 ± 2.9

3.4 ± 1.6

< 0.001

Hospital LOS (days)

20 ± 7.8

26.8 ± 9.4

17.4 ± 5.2

< 0.001