Table 6 Postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing LVAD implantation at UAB, 2017–2020
From: Preoperative hemodynamics as predictors of right heart failure post-left ventricular assist device
Postoperative outcomes | Overall (n = 114) | RHF (n = 70) | No RHF (n = 44) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Post-op reoperation | 82 (75.2%) | 51 (78.5%) | 31 (70.5%) | 0.3421 |
Post-op eGFR (MDRD) | 51.0 ± 22.4 | 48.5 ± 24.7 | 55.0 ± 17.7 | 0.1422 |
Post-op eGFR [0, 30 (mL/min)] | 19 (17.6%) | 14 (21.2%) | 5 (11.9%) | 0.2156 |
Post-op eGFR [30, 60 (mL/min)] | 58 (53.7%) | 38 (57.6%) | 20 (47.6%) | 0.3117 |
Post-op eGFR > 60 (mL/min) | 31 (28.7%) | 14 (21.2%) | 17 (40.5%) | 0.0310 |
Post-op renal failure | 11 (10.2%) | 9 (13.6%) | 2 (4.8%) | 0.1371 |
Newly post-op dialysis | 7 (6.5%) | 6 (9.1%) | 1 (2.4%) | 0.1674 |
Operative mortality | 6 (5.3%) | 6 (8.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.0444 |
Length of stay (days) | 24.4 ± 26.8 | 27.0 ± 32.8 | 20.3 ± 11.5 | 0.2019 |
Stroke | 7 (6.5%) | 6 (9.1%) | 1 (2.4%) | 0.1674 |
Reop due to bleeding | 4 (3.7%) | 4 (6.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.1040 |
Postoperative transfusion | 86 (79.6%) | 57 (86.4%) | 29 (69.0%) | 0.0294 |
Readmission | 32 (31.7%) | 19 (31.7%) | 13 (31.7%) | 0.9966 |
Wound infection | 1 (0.9%) | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.4229 |