Table 3
Clinical outcome including magnetic resonance angiography/magnetic resonance imaging demonstration of residual shunt, neurological development, and number of procedures performed in the first year of life
| Patient | Timing and nature of intervention | Duration of ventilation (days)* | Length of hospital stay (days) | Age at latest follow up (months) | Clinical findings | Follow up neuroradiology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Includes nasal continuous positive airway pressure. | ||||||
| TV, Transvenous approach; TA, transarterial approach; TT, transtorcular approach; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; CT, computed tomography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; AVM, arteriovenous malformation. | ||||||
| 1 | TV (2 days), TT (6 days), TA (39 days) | 15 (25 CPAP) | 51 | 45 | Age appropriate development | Normal CT MRI at 12 months |
| 2 | TA (6 months), TA (7 months), TA (7 months) | 1 | 8 | 40 | Age appropriate development | CT scan normal at 22 months |
| 3 | TT (2 days) | 1 | 1 | 0 | Died at day 2 | Died |
| 4 | TV (3 days), TA (13 months), TA 20 months), TA 22 months) | 15 | 32 | 36 | Moderate developmental delay | CT scan at 17 months: small R parietotemporal infarct |
| 5 | TV (4 days), TA (7 days), TV (13 days), TA (12 months) | 14 | 32 | 24 | Age appropriate development | CT scan normal at 12 months; complete obliteration AVM |
| 6 | TV+TA (6 days) | 5 | 20 | 48 | Age appropriate development | CT scan normal at 24 months |
| 7 | TV (1 day), TV (2 days), TV + TT (11 days) | 26 | 26 | 0 | Died at day 24 | CT scan at day 17: diffuse anoxic brain injury |
| 8 | TV (2 days), TA (6 days), TA (22 days) | 7 | 29 days | 10 | Age appropriate development | MRI normal at 8 months |
| 9 | TV (1 day), TA (3 days), TA (8 days), TA (14 days) | 14 | 39 days | 1 | Died | Severe ischaemic cortical injury |
