Sex Differences in Left Ventricular Assist Device-related Emergency Department Encounters in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a paucity of data regarding sex differences in the profiles and outcomes of ambulatory patients on left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support who present to the emergency department (ED).

Methods and results

We performed a retrospective analysis of 57,200 LVAD-related ED patient encounters from the 2010 to 2018 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample. International Classification of Diseases Clinical Modification, Ninth Revision and Tenth Revision, codes identified patients aged 18 years or older with LVADs and associated primary and comorbidity diagnoses. Clinical characteristics and outcomes were stratified by sex and compared. Multivariable logistic regression was used to evaluate predictors of hospital admission and death. Female patient encounters

SUBMITTER: Reza N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10066657 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature