1. Procedure-Based Complications to Guide Informed Consent: Analysis of Society of Thoracic Surgeons-Congenital Heart Surgery Database 
Constantine Mavroudis, MD, Constantine D. Mavroudis, MD, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD, Allison Siegel, MSSA, Sara K. Pasquali, MD, Kevin D. Hill, MD, Marshall L. Jacobs, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 97, Issue 5, Pages (May 2014)
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2. Fig 1
Graphs display the frequency of 6 major complications categories [7]. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database Version 3.0 complication codes for these 6 major complications are as follows: (A) Renal failure requiring temporary/permanent dialysis: 223, 224, 230; (B) Postoperative neurologic deficit persisting at discharge: 320; (C) Arrhythmia requiring permanent pacemaker: 74; (D) Postoperative mechanical circulatory support: 40; (E) Phrenic nerve injury/paralyzed diaphragm: 300; (F) Unplanned cardiac reoperation or catheterization intervention: 22, 24, 26, 240. (ASD = atrial septal defect; ASO = arterial switch operation; AVC = atrioventricular canal; MBTS = modified Blalock Taussig shunt; TOF = tetralogy of Fallot; VSD = ventricular septal defect.)
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