Benson

Demographics of Children Whose Defects Were Not Closed Percutaneously
Surgery was performed at a mean age of 5.7
years
(range: 0.6–17.4 years), weight of 20.5 kg
(range:
5.6–73.3 kg) and defect diameter of 22.9 mm
(range:
9–49 mm) versus device closure at a mean age
of 8.2
years (range: 9 days to 21 years), weight of 30
kg
(range: 3.5–120 kg) and defect diameter of
17.2 mm
(range: 5–39 mm)
Overall, children undergoing surgical closure had larger defects per
kilogram body weight, & more were