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Table 4 Postoperative outcomes for patients implanted with the HeartMate II (HMII) and HeartWare (HVAD)

From: Is there a difference in bleeding after left ventricular assist device implant: centrifugal versus axial?

 

HMII (n = 105)

HVAD (n = 34)

p-value

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