Demographic data
The median age of the patients was 30 days (IQR 18–95 days). The median
weight was 3.8 kg (IQR 3.3–5.0 kg). Ninety-nine (56%) of the patients
were neonatal, and 56% of the patients were male. There was no
statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of
weight, age, or gender (P = 0.09, 0.45, and 0.33, respectively).
The median proximal TAA Z-score was -3.3 (IQR -4.5—2.8). There was no
statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of
proximal TAA Z-scores or Aristotle basic, Aristotle comprehensive,
mortality score, mortality category, or complexity level scores
(P = 0.26, 0.30, 0.11, 0.06, and 0.79, respectively) (Table 1).