Table 3
Complications of surgical and device closure in the study cohort
| Surgical closure | Device closure |
|---|---|
| • 1 × wound infection | • 1 × failure to implant (6 kg child) |
| Readmission to hospital | Left embolic cerebrovascular accident |
| Surgical exploration | • 1 × supraventricular tachycardia |
| • 1 × sternal wire fracture | Reverted with adenosine |
| Repeat sternal closure | • 5 × >1 device deployed in same procedure |
| Final deployment successful |
