Demographics of cardiac catheterization cases performed at AKUH
| Variables (n=106 patients) | n (%) or median (IQR) |
| Demographics | |
| Age | 4 (2.0,12) |
| Weight (kg) | 14.0 (7.0, 29.5) |
| Height (cm) | 98.0 (71.5, 141.0) |
| Sex: female | 54 (51) |
| Physiologic diagnosis: no structural heart defects | 4 (3.8) |
| Isolated defects | 68 (65) |
| Pulmonary hypertension | 5 (4.2) |
| Complex two-ventricle physiology | 17 (16) |
| Single ventricle physiology | 12 (11) |
| STS diagnosis: thoracic artery defects | |
| PDA | 21 (20) |
| CoA | 4 (3.8) |
| Septal defects | |
| ASD | 19 (18) |
| VSD | 18 (17) |
| CAVSD | 4 (3.8) |
| dTGA | 12 (11.5) |
| Single ventricle | 12 (11.5) |
| Right-sided lesions | |
| PS | 5 (4.5) |
| Pulmonary atresia | 5 (4.5) |
| Left-sided lesions | |
| AS | 1 (1) |
| Others | 5 (4.5) |
| Defined or suspected genetic syndrome | 5 (5) |
| Procedure t ype | |
| Diagnostic | 45 (43) |
| All interventional | 61 (58) |
| Radiation | |
| Fluoroscopy time (min) | 10.1 (7.1, 17.8) |
| DAP (μGy) | 163.5 (85.9, 465.3) |
| Air kerma (mGy) | 21.5 (11.4, 53.5) |
| Adverse event | 10 (10) |
| Categories | |
| Sedation or airway related: apnoea | 1 (1) |
| Catheterisation-related problem | |
| Arrhythmias | 2 (2) |
| Haemodynamics | 3 (3) |
| Others | 1 (1) |
| Access related: haematoma | 2 (2) |
| Stent-related problem: thrombosis | 1 (1) |
| Event | |
| Preventability | |
| Preventable | 4 (4) |
| Possibly preventable | 4 (4) |
| Not preventable | 2 (2) |
| Seriousness | |
| Level 1 | 1 (1) |
| Level 2 | 3 (3) |
| Level 3 | 4 (4) |
| Level 4 | 2 (2) |
PDA, Patent ductus arteriosus; CoA, coarctation of aorta; ASD, Atrial septal defect; VSD, Ventricular septal defect; CAVSD, Complete atrioventricular septal defect; dTGA, d-Transposition of great arteries; PS, Pulmonary stenosis; AS, Aortic stenosis; DAP, Dose area product.