A total of 913 patients of which 448 patients (49%) had transcatheter (non-surgical) procedures at IJN in 2018.

Interventional procedures (breakdown)

In 2018, IJN surgeons performed 1,397 for paediatric cardiac surgeries.

VSD: Ventricular Septal Defect
PDA: Patent Ductus Arteriosus
ASD: Arterial Septal Defect
COA: Coarctation of the Aorta

The hospital length of stay for ASD, PDA and VSD were divided into 3 categories:

1. Pre op stay
2. ICU stay
3. Post op stay

**ASD: Arterial Septal Defect

**PDA: Patent Ductus Arteriosus –*for year 2018, average length of stay only for Isolated PDA Ligation procedures

VSD: Ventricular Septal Defect

**Mainly complex and/or very young patients which were not suitable for transcatheter device closure