Risk factor analysis for a complicated postoperative course after neonatal arterial switch operation: The role of troponin T.

The postoperative course after ASO in dTGA neonates is influenced by other cardiac comorbidities like a VSD with the need for surgical treatment, influencing surgery duration. Postoperative higher TnT values reflect a longer and more vulnerable intraoperative course with limited predictive value on the early postoperative course.