Background: Fenestrated total cavopulmonary connection has gained popularity due to its capacity to reduce systemic venous pressure and enhance cardiac output. However, there is ongoing debate about the immediate and long-term advantages of fenestration in this context.
Method: A retrospective cohort study was conducted involving 97 patients who underwent extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection at Chiang Mai University Hospital between January 1999 and December 2019. The patients were initially categorized into two groups: fenestrated ( = 71) and nonfenestrated ( = 26). After exclusion and reassignment, the long-term outcomes were analyzed for the fenestrated ( = 68) and nonfenestrated ( = 25) groups. To address potential confounding factors between the two groups, propensity scores were computed using logistic regression analysis.
Results: The study found no significant differences in preoperative and operative data. Immediate postoperative outcomes showed no significant variations in major complications, intensive care unit stay, oxygen saturation, and posttotal cavopulmonary connection pressure. In the long-term assessment, the fenestrated group demonstrated significantly lower rates of mortality, protein-losing enteropathy, liver mass, and cirrhosis. However, after employing a multilevel model stratified by propensity score analysis, only long-term mortality rate was significantly lower in the fenestrated group (hazard ratio = 0.12, 95% confidence interval = 0.02-0.97). Fenestration patency closed gradually through spontaneous closure and device intervention.
Conclusion: The study found no major differences in immediate postoperative outcomes. In the fenestrated cohort, significantly lower incidences of protein-losing enteropathy, liver mass, cirrhosis, and long-term mortality were observed. However, multilevel model stratified by propensity score analysis indicated that only the lower long-term mortality demonstrated a major effect.
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