Results of univariable logistic regression analysis for mortality at 6 months from surgery.

<p>Results of univariable logistic regression analysis for mortality at 6 months from surgery.</p

Survival after cardiac surgery in CHD patients.

<p>This panel presents figures for all surgical procedures (A, B, C) and elective procedures only (D, E, F). These include Kaplan-Meier survival curves after cardiac surgery (A, D), mortality calculated for each month following surgery (B, E) and mortality six months after surgery (C, F). Expected mortality was calculated for age and gender-matched UK population. Mortality within the first six months after surgery is 33–42% higher than the mortality at 30 days from surgery or within the same hospital stay (i.e. the follow-up period that STS or EuroScore account for). The absolute excess mortality, above the one predicted by scores, is highest in patients in whom the risk predicted by mortality scores is high.</p

Leading cause of death in patients dying within 30 days from surgery or within the same hospital stay.

<p>Causes of death for patients who died within 30-days from surgery or within the same hospital stay. CHD, congenital heart disease; Congenital other, non-cardiac congenital malformation; IHD, ischemic heart disease; Aortic event, aortic aneurysm or dissection; PHT, pulmonary hypertension; CVD, cerebrovascular disease; HTN, systemic hypertension. Infection, not including endocarditis. The most common 10 causes of death are colour coded.</p

Length of hospital stay after cardiac surgery in CHD patients.

<p>Length of hospital stay after surgery in CHD patients undergoing (A) elective or (B) non-elective cardiac surgery.</p

Surgery classified by main procedure performed.

<p>Surgery classified by main procedure performed.</p

Baseline characteristics, surgical era and post-operative mortality.

<p>Baseline characteristics, surgical era and post-operative mortality.</p

Mortality at six months after cardiac surgery in CHD patients.

<p>Mortality risk at 6 months after elective and non-elective cardiac surgery in CHD patients. There is a non-linear relation between age at operation and mortality, with a relatively sharp decline from birth to teenage years, with nadir at 15–18 years, slow increase in mortality until the age of 55–65 years, when mortality starts to rise sharply.</p