2020
Impact of Preoperative Lymphopenia on Survival Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement
Stawiarski K, Agboola O, Park J, Geirsson A, Jacoby D, Bellumkonda L, Ahmad T, Chou J, Lee F, Mangi A, Bonde P. Impact of Preoperative Lymphopenia on Survival Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement. ASAIO Journal 2020, 67: 650-657. PMID: 33074860, DOI: 10.1097/mat.0000000000001289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbsolute lymphocyte countCause mortalityLymphopenia groupLeft ventricular assist device patientsVentricular assist device patientsVentricular assist device placementCox proportional hazards modelImpact of lymphopeniaHeart failure populationKaplan-Meier plotsFurther clinical investigationProportional hazards modelLog-rank statisticsDurable LVADPreoperative lymphopeniaLVAD placementLymphocyte countLymphopenic patientsDevice patientsSingle centerPoor outcomePrognostic implicationsALC levelsFailure populationStudy population
2002
Endoscopic vein harvest: early results of a prospective trial with open vein harvest.
Bonde P, Graham A, MacGowan S. Endoscopic vein harvest: early results of a prospective trial with open vein harvest. The Heart Surgery Forum 2002, 5 Suppl 4: s378-91. PMID: 12759210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic vein harvestSaphenous vein harvestVein harvestOperative timeEVH groupPostoperative painWound painVein qualityFisher s exact testLeg wound infectionsOpen vein harvestPost-operative painOverall operative timeGreater patient satisfactionWound healingExtended treatment periodMann-Whitney UEarly ambulationProspective trialASEPSIS scoreSerious morbidityOVH groupWound infectionPatient satisfactionTreatment period