The influence of perioperative factors on outcomes in children aged less than 18 months after repair of tetralogy of Fallot.

Objectives: To determine the impact of age at repair in patients with tetralogy of Fallot on early postoperative morbidity.

Methods: All patients less than 19 months of age (median age, 8 months; range, 36 days-18.5 months) who underwent complete repair of tetralogy of Fallot between January 1997 and December 1999 were reviewed.