Association of Days Alive and Out of the Hospital After Ventricular Assist Device Implantation With Adverse Events and Quality of Life.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There is a need to better assess the cumulative effect on morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing durable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. This study evaluates a patient-centered performance metric (days alive and out of hospital [DAOH]) for durable LVAD therapy.

Objective

To determine the incidence of percent of DAOH before and after LVAD implantation and (2) explore its association with established quality metrics (death, adverse events [AEs], quality of life).

Design, settings, and participants

This was a retrospective national cohort study of Medicare beneficiaries implanted with a durable continuous-flow LVAD between April 2012 and December 2016. The data were analyzed from December 2021 to May 2022. Follow-up was 100% complet

SUBMITTER: Noly PE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9947806 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature