Conclusion
As shown earlier, ventricular
septal defect closure operations are safe surgical procedures with low
mortality and morbidity rates. Although the presence of genetic syndrome
did not affect the complication rates, it affected the length of
hospital and PICU stays and MV duration. Young age and lower body weight
was a risk factor of prolonged hospitalization, prolonged pediatric
intensive care unit stay and prolonged mechanical ventilation.
Acknowledgements: None.
Financial Support: This research received no specific grant
from any funding agency, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of
interest to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
Ethical Standards: This retrospective study was approved by our
institutional ethics committee (file reference:32/6/2016) and conducted
in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
The data that support the findings of this study are available from
the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Data Availability Statement: The data that support the findings
of this study are available from the corresponding author upon
reasonable request.