Clinical Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Short-Term Outcomes andIn-Hospital Mortality of Cardiac Mechanical Support with Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD): A Retrospective Study from a National Database
Yassin A, Subahi A, Adegbala O, Abubakar H, Akintoye E, Ahmed A, Ismail A, Elhag A, Kambal A, Alade A, Shokr M, Weinberger J, Levine D, Afonso L. Clinical Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Short-Term Outcomes andIn-Hospital Mortality of Cardiac Mechanical Support with Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD): A Retrospective Study from a National Database. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2018, 20: 883-886. PMID: 30578171, DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2018.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedDatabases, FactualDiabetes MellitusFemaleHeart FailureHeart-Assist DevicesHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedProsthesis DesignProsthesis ImplantationRecovery of FunctionRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftConceptsLeft ventricular assist deviceCardiac mechanical supportDiabetes mellitusCost of hospitalizationCardiac supportVentricular assist deviceHospital mortalityDiabetic patientsHeart failureClinical impactMultivariable logistic regression model analysisAssist deviceStage D heart failureAdvanced congestive heart failureNational Inpatient Sample databasePost-LVAD complicationsShort-term complicationsCongestive heart failureLogistic regression model analysisHospital-level characteristicsImpact of diabetesRegression model analysisInpatient mortalityLVAD implantationSecondary outcomesRegional Variation in Mortality, Major Complications, and Cost After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in the United States (2009 to 2014)
Briasoulis A, Inampudi C, Akintoye E, Adegbala O, Asleh R, Alvarez P, Bhama J. Regional Variation in Mortality, Major Complications, and Cost After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in the United States (2009 to 2014). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 121: 1575-1580. PMID: 29731117, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.02.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayHospital mortalityLVAD implantationMajor complicationsContinuous-flow LVAD implantationVentricular assist device implantationAssist device implantationClinical Modification codesPost-operative complicationsExtended care facilitiesNational Inpatient SampleHigher median costDiseases-Ninth RevisionPatient safety indicatorsAnnual national estimatesRisk-adjusted ratesComorbidity burdenMore patientsDevice implantationPatient populationInpatient SampleHigh percentageLVAD implantsMAIN OUTCOMEInternational ClassificationTrends in Utilization, Mortality, Major Complications, and Cost After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in the United States (2009 to 2014)
Briasoulis A, Inampudi C, Akintoye E, Adegbala O, Alvarez P, Bhama J. Trends in Utilization, Mortality, Major Complications, and Cost After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in the United States (2009 to 2014). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 121: 1214-1218. PMID: 29525059, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.01.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAdultAgedCardiac TamponadeDatabases, FactualFemaleHealth Care CostsHeart FailureHeart-Assist DevicesHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMortalityMyocardial InfarctionPatient DischargePostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative HemorrhageProsthesis ImplantationRenal DialysisRespiratory Tract DiseasesStrokeSurgical Wound DehiscenceSurgical Wound InfectionUnited StatesConceptsLength of stayMajor complicationsHospital mortalityLeft ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantsVentricular assist device implantsVentricular assist device implantationAssist device implantationHospital mortality rateNational Inpatient SampleTime of dischargeCost of hospitalizationSignificant decreaseAnnual national estimatesVentricular assist deviceHospital complicationsMajor bleedingCardiac tamponadeRespiratory complicationsAdult patientsIschemic strokePostoperative infectionCF-LVADCF-LVADsDevice implantationInpatient Sample