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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

From: Arterial duct stent versus surgical shunt for patients with duct-dependent pulmonary circulation: a meta-analysis

Study

Year

Region

Design

Group

N

Age (day)*

Weight (kg)*

Ventricle physiology (SV/DV, n)

Cardiac anomaly

Conduit size (mm)*

Device manufacturer

Follow up (year)*

Santoro [16]

2009

Italy

RC

Stent

13

22 ± 39

3.2 ± 0.9

NA

TOF = 2, PAIVS = 6, others = 5

3.3 ± 0.4

Medtronic

0.6 ± 0.3

Shunt

14

21 ± 30

3.3 ± 1.2

NA

TOF = 6, PAIVS = 2, others = 6

4.4 ± 0.3

Gore-Tex

1 ± 0.5

Amoozgar [17]

2012

Iran

RC

Stent

15

56 ± 60.2

3.9 ± 2.5

4/11

TOF = 2, PA = 10, TA = 2, TGA = 1

3.8 ± 0.3

Boston, Skylor, Blazer, Abbott

0.5

Shunt

20

102.5 ± 81

5 ± 1.6

5/15

TOF = 4, PA = 9, TA = 3, DORV = 1, others = 3

NA

NA

0.5

McMullan [18]

2014

USA

RC

Stent

13

18.3 ± 15.4

3.3 ± 2.0

2/11

TOF = 1, PA = 8, TGA = 2, others = 2

NA

Abbott

0.5 (0–1)

Shunt

42

12 ± 54

3.3 ± 1.6

5/37

TOF = 7, DORV = 7, PA = 12, TA = 4, TGA = 8, others = 4

NA

Gore-Tex

0.5 (0–1)

Mallula [19]

2015

USA

RC

Stent

13

7.3 ± 5.3

3.3 ± 0.4

0/9

PAIVS = 13

3.5 ± 0

Boston, Medtronic, Abbott

2 (0.1–6)

Shunt

16

10 ± 6.5

2.9 ± 0.5

8/5

PAIVS = 16

3.5 ± 0.3

NA

2.5 (0.3–8.5)

Glatz [20]

2018

USA

RC

Stent

106

9 ± 1.7

3.2 ± 0.2

42/64

PAIVS = 47, PAVSD = 18, TA = 5, PS = 36

NA

NA

NA

Shunt

251

6 ± 1.8

3.1 ± 0.1

139/112

PAIVS = 50, PS = 63, PAVSD = 99, TA = 39

NA

NA

NA

Bentham [21]

2018

UK

RC

Stent

83

8 ± 1.5

3.1 ± 0.1

37/44

TOF = 6, PAIVS = 23, PAVSD = 22, DORV = 6, TA = 6, TGA = 15, others = 5

3.8 ± 0.3

NA

1

Shunt

171

8 ± 1.7

3.1 ± 0.1

82/74

TOF = 18, PAIVS = 32, PAVSD = 31, DORV = 17, TA = 17, TGA = 24, others = 32

3.6 ± 0.2

Gore-Tex

1

  1. Kg kilogram, mm millimeter, yr year, RC retrospective cohorts, SV single ventricle, DV double ventricle, TOF tetralogy of fallot, PA pulmonary atresia, PAIVS pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum, PSVSD pulmonary stenosis with ventricular septum defect, PAVSD pulmonary atresia with ventricular septum defect, TGA transposition of great arteries, TA tricuspid atresia, DORV double outlets of right ventricle, NA not available
  2. *Continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range)