Intubation and Lower Saturation in the Delivery Room are Associated with Balloon Atrial Septostomy in Neonates with Transposition of the Great Arteries.

Objective: To identify delivery room (DR) characteristics of patients with transposition of the great arteries (TGA) who underwent preoperative balloon atrial septostomy (BAS).

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study of all patients with prenatally diagnosed TGA delivered at our center between 2013 and 2023 who underwent arterial switch operation during the newborn admission.

Results: A total of 168 patients were included (median gestational age 39.