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.