1. In Search of the Ideal Pulmonary Blood Source for the Norwood Procedure: A Meta- Analysis and Systematic Review 
Vikas Sharma, MBBS, Salil V. Deo, MBBS, Marianne Huebner, PhD, Joseph A. Dearani, MD, Harold M. Burkhart, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 98, Issue 1, Pages (July 2014)
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2. Fig 1
Flowchart demonstrates the method for selection of the included articles. (BT = Blalock-Taussig; RV-PA = right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery.)
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3. Fig 2
Forest plot demonstrates the relative risk for early mortality between the modified Blalock-Taussig shunt (MBTS) and the right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery (RV-PA) conduit for the stage 1 Norwood procedure. The squares depict the weight of each study, the horizontal lines depict the range of the individual relative risk, and the diamond depicts the pooled estimate with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). (RE = random effects.)
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4. Fig 3
Forest plot demonstrates the relative risks for interstage mortality between the modified Blalock-Taussig shunt (MBTS) and the right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery (RV-PA) conduit for the stage 1 Norwood procedure. The squares depict the weight of each study, the horizontal lines depict the range of the individual relative risks, and the diamond depicts the pooled estimate with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). (RE = random effects.)
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5. Fig 4
Forest plots demonstrate (A) total interventions (shunt and pulmonary arteries) between stage 1 and stage 2 for the modified Blalock-Taussig shunt (MBTS) and the right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery (RV-PA) conduit and (B) shunt interventions between stage 1 and stage 2 for the modified Blalock-Taussig shunt (MBTS) and the right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery (RV-PA) conduit. The squares depict the weight of each study, the horizontal lines depict the range of the individual relative risks, and the diamond depicts the pooled estimate with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). (RE = random effects.)
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6. Fig 5
The Nakata index is shown in modified Blalock-Taussig shunt (MBTS; blue lines) and right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery (RV-PA; red lines) conduit groups.
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7. Fig 6
Forest plot demonstrates significant tricuspid regurgitation at the time of stage 2 between the modified Blalock-Taussig shunt (MBTS) and the right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery (RV-PA) conduit. The squares depict the weight of each study, the horizontal lines depict the range of the individual relative risks, and diamond depicts the pooled estimate with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). (RE = random effects.)
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