Sharven Taghavi, Senthil N Jayarajan, Vishnu Ambur, Abeel A Mangi, Elaine Chan, Elizabeth Dauer, Lars O Sjoholm, Abhijit Pathak, Thomas A Santora, Amy J Goldberg, Joseph F Rappold
As left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are increasingly used for patients with end-stage heart failure, the need for noncardiac surgical procedures (NCSs) in these patients will continue to rise. We examined the various types of NCS required and its outcomes in LVAD patients requiring NCS. The National Inpatient Sample Database was examined for all patients implanted with an LVAD from 2007 to 2010. Patients requiring NCS after LVAD implantation were compared to all other patients receiving an LVAD. There were 1,397 patients undergoing LVAD implantation...
2016: ASAIO Journal: a Peer-reviewed Journal of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs