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Table 5 Operative details in patients undergoing LVAD implantation at UAB, 2017–2020

From: Preoperative hemodynamics as predictors of right heart failure post-left ventricular assist device

Operative details

Overall (n = 114)

RHF (n = 70)

No RHF (n = 44)

p-value

Aortic valve procedure

3 (2.8%)

2 (3.0%)

1 (2.4%)

0.8413

Tricuspid valve procedure

11 (10.2%)

7 (10.6%)

4 (9.5%)

0.8561

Procedure time (as defined skin-to-skin time), min

307.3 ± 103.6

315.8 ± 104.1

294.0 ± 102.5

0.2865

Cardiopulmonary bypass time (minutes)

121.4 ± 44.0

123.7 ± 43.1

117.8 ± 45.6

0.4998

Lowest intra-op hematocrit (%)

25.1 ± 4.2

25.3 ± 4.4

24.7 ± 3.9

0.4136

Intraoperative transfusion

104 (97.2%)

64 (97.0%)

40 (97.6%)

0.8571

Intraoperative use of IABP pre-induction

73 (67.6%)

44 (66.7%)

29 (69.0%)

0.7966

HeartMate 3

22 (19.3%)

12 (17.1%)

10 (22.7%)

0.4620

HVAD

78 (68.4%)

49 (70.0%)

29 (65.9%)

0.6473

HeartMate 2

14 (12.3%)

9 (12.9%)

5 (11.4%)

0.8130

  1. *p-values comparing patients with RHF vs. no RHF. **For continuous variables mean +/−SD, t-test. **For categorical variables n (%), chi-square test. HVAD HeartWare ventricular assist device. IABP intra-aortic balloon pump