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Analysis of Risk Factors for Early Mortality in Surgical Shunt Palliation: Time for a Change?

François-Xavier Van Vyve¹, Karlien Carbonez², Jelena Hubrechts², Geoffroy de Beco¹, Jean E. Rubay¹, Mona Momeni³, Thierry Detaille⁴, Alain J. Poncelet^1,*

1 Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)-Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
2 Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)-Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
3 Department of Anesthesiology, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)-Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
4 Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)-Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium

* Corresponding Author: Alain J. Poncelet. Email: