National Landscape of Unplanned 30-Day Readmissions in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.

ABSTRACT: The number of patients with advanced heart failure receiving left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation has increased dramatically over the last decade. There are limited data available about the nationwide trends of complications leading to readmissions after implantation of contemporary devices. Patients who underwent LVAD implantation from January 2013 to December 2013 were identified using International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) code 37.66 from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project's National Readmission Database. The top causes of unplanned 30-day readmission after LVAD implantation were determined. Survey logistic regression was used to analyze the significant predictors of readmission. In 2013, there were 2,235 patients

SUBMITTER: Patel S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7818514 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature