Table 2 Medical profile and cardiac surgery outcomes for children with and without undernutrition

Sample size

(n = 27)

(n = 13)

Type of defect

 • Cyanotic

8 (29.6%)

2 (15.4%)

P = 0.33

 • Acyanotic

19 (70.4%)

11(84.6%)

Primary cardiac diagnosis

 • PDA

4

0

 • VSD

10

6

 • AVSD

5

3

 • COA

2

1

 • TOF

1

0

 • HLHS

1

0

 • TGA

1

0

 • TA

1

0

 • DORV

2

1

 • TAPVD

0

1

 • AS

0

1

Presence of genetic disorder (DS)

6 (22.2%)

4 (30. 8%)

p = 0.56

Complicated CHD

21 (77.8%)

9 (69.2%)

p = 0.56

 • Reversible PHT

13

4

 • CCF

6

3

 • CCF and reversible PHT

2

2

Disease severity

Mean severity: moderate

Mean severity: moderate

mild

1 (3.6%)

3 (23.1%)

moderate (correctable surgery)

18 (66.6%)

9 (69.2%)

moderate to severe (more surgeries)

7 (25.9%)

1 (7.7%)

severe (uncorrectable or palliated)

1 (3.7%)

0

FSDs

7 (25.9%)

3 (23.1%)

p = 0.85

FSDs with CCF

6 (85.7%)

1 (33.3%)

p = 0.28

Sample size

(n = 25)

(n = 13)

Age at surgery (months)

 Mean and SD

11.4 (7.4)

9.3 (6.9)

p = 0.40

 Median and Range

11.5 [1.9 -31.5]

6.8 [1.1- 23.9]

ICU length of stay (days)

 Prolonged stay (≥7 days)

10 (40%)

4 (30.7%)

p = 0.58

 Mean (SD)

8.7 (6.6)

5.8 (2.2)

p = 0.13

 Median and Range

6 [3-28]

5.5 [3-10]

Hospital length of stay (days)

 Prolonged (≥ 14 days)

9 (36%)

7 (53.8%)

p = 0.30

 Mean and SD

22.5 (24.9)

15.7 (11.6)

p = 0.36

 Median and Range

11 [6 -108]

12.5 [4-49]

Cardiopulmonary bypass

15 (60%)

11 (84.6%)

p = 0.14

Cardiopulmonary bypass time (min)

 Mean and SD

119.1 (63.1)

100 (47.8)

p = 0.41

 Median and Range

105 [55-300]

92.5 [41-190]

Postoperative complications

8 (32%)

2 (15%)

p = 0.26