Mortality following durable left ventricular assist device implantation by timing and type of first infection.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although infections are common after left ventricular assist device implantation, the relationship between timing and type of first infection with regard to mortality is less well understood.

Methods

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support patients receiving a primary left ventricular assist device from April 2012 to May 2017 were included. The primary exposure was defined 3 ways: any infection, timing of first infection (early: ≤90 days; intermediate: 91-180 days; late: >180 days), and type (ventricular assist device specific, ventricular assist device related, non-ventricular assist device). The association between first infection and all-cause mortality was estimated using Cox regression.

Results

SUBMITTER: Zhou S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9094062 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature