2020
Trends, Outcomes, and Readmissions Among Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients with Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Hemodialysis.
Adegbala O, Olakanmi O, Akintoye E, Inampudi C, Pahuja M, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. Trends, Outcomes, and Readmissions Among Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients with Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Hemodialysis. ASAIO Journal 2020, 66: 507-512. PMID: 31192850, DOI: 10.1097/mat.0000000000001036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryLength of stayHospital mortalityKidney injuryLVAD recipientsMaintenance hemodialysisLVAD implantationAcute Kidney Injury Requiring HemodialysisVentricular assist device implantationVentricular assist device recipientsNational Readmission DatabaseAssist device implantationReduced hospital costsHospital outcomesPostoperative bleedingHospital dischargeRenal functionDevice implantationDevice recipientsHemodialysis therapyHospital characteristicsHospital costsHemodialysisReadmissionPatientsTemporal trends and outcomes of patients waiting on left ventricular assist devices and inotropes for heart transplantation
Briasoulis A, Adegbala O, Akintoye E, Alvarez P. Temporal trends and outcomes of patients waiting on left ventricular assist devices and inotropes for heart transplantation. Clinical Transplantation 2020, 34: e13857. PMID: 32167606, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.13857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular assist deviceRight ventricular assist deviceVentricular assist deviceOutcomes of patientsTime of listingTime of transplantationHeart transplantationAssist deviceOrgan Sharing registryTerms of survivalStatus 1AInotropic therapyLVAD recipientsUnited NetworkWorse outcomesInotropesHigh riskWaiting listPatientsTransplantationLower ratesOutcomesTemporal trendsConfoundersRegistry
2019
Trends, Outcomes and Readmissions among Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients with Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Hemodialysis: An Insight from the National Readmissions Database 2012-2014
Inampudi C, Adegbala O, Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. Trends, Outcomes and Readmissions among Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients with Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Hemodialysis: An Insight from the National Readmissions Database 2012-2014. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2019, 38: s348. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.882.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute kidney injuryLength of stayPost-operative bleedingLVAD implantationHospital mortalityMaintenance hemodialysisLVAD recipientsHospital costsAcute Kidney Injury Requiring HemodialysisVentricular assist device implantationVentricular assist device recipientsAnnual national ratesNational Readmission DatabaseAssist device implantationChronic kidney diseaseAcute kidneyIndex admissionHospital outcomesKidney injuryHospital dischargeRenal functionDevice implantationDevice recipientsKidney diseaseHemodialysis therapy