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CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY
Fontan Operation Volumes and Mortality
Our overall discharge mortality rate for the Fontan operation has remained at 0% for nearly 7 years, with some
97 completed procedures from 2009 to 2015.
Fontan Operation: 1988 – 2011; PTFE Tubes (N = 207)
0.20
100
90
70
Years
% Survival
N at Risk
60
1
95%
190
50
5
91%
116
40
10
88%
64
20
77%
14
30
20
0.15
0.10
Hazard Functions
Hazard = 1.3% per Year
Early + Constant Phase
0.05
10
0.00
0
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Years after Fontan Operation
The modern Fontan operation shows no increase in mortality during the past 20 years.
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22
Hazard (Deaths/Year)
Percent Survival
80