|
Temporary RVAD Requirement, n (%)
|
16 (15)
|
10 (29)
|
0.02
|
|
Time to extubation, days
|
1.5 (1,5)
|
2 (1.5)
|
0.63
|
|
ICU length of stay, days
|
7 (4,14)
|
8 (6,15)
|
0.86
|
|
Hospital length of stay, days
|
20 (14,32)
|
20 (15, 27)
|
0.59
|
|
Post-operative day one lab values
|
|
White blood cells (THO/uL)
|
15.6 + 6.7
|
15.5 + 5.7
|
0.96
|
|
Hemoglobin (d/dL)
|
9.9 + 1.5
|
9.7 + 1.8
|
0.63
|
|
Platelet (THO/uL)
|
138.1 + 52.6
|
147.7 + 57.9
|
0.39
|
|
International normalized ratio
|
1.4 + 0.3
|
1.3 + 0.1
|
0.06
|
|
Prothrombin time (seconds)
|
34.7 + 9.3
|
40.1 + 8.4
|
0.003
|
|
Lactic acid dehydrogenase (U/L)
|
499.8 + 228.1
|
411.6 + 96.1
|
0.14
|
|
Hemodynamics
|
|
Mean Arterial Pressure (mmHg)
|
72 + 11
|
68 + 9
|
0.29
|
|
Central Venous Pressure (mmHg)
|
10 + 3
|
13 + 2
|
0.05
|
|
Systolic Pulmonary Artery Pressure (mmHg)
|
28 + 4
|
26 + 6
|
0.07
|
|
Cardic Index (L/min/m2)
|
2.5 + 1.1
|
2.2 + 1.3
|
0.04
|
|
Complications- index hospitalization, n (%)
|
|
Intra-thoracic bleeding
|
27 (25.7)
|
6 (18.2)
|
0.35
|
|
Stroke
|
4 (3.8)
|
2 (5.9)
|
0.65
|
|
Re-intubation
|
20 (19.1)
|
5 (15.2)
|
0.6
|
|
Drive line infection
|
2 (3.9)
|
0 (0.0)
|
0.05
|
|
Gastrointestinal bleeding, n (%)
|
|
Index hospitalization
|
12 (11.5)
|
2 (5.9)
|
0.28
|
|
3 months
|
17 (19.5)
|
3 (11.5)
|
0.35
|
|
12 months
|
8 (16.33)
|
0 (0.0)
|
0.54
|
|
24 months
|
3 (15.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
0.48
|
|
36 months
|
3 (15.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
0.23
|
