Incidence, risk factors and clinical outcomes of pericardial effusion in left ventricular assist device patients

Figure 2 The annual trends of mean hospitalization cost and length of stay in the hospital were compared between pericardial effusion in patients with left ventricular assist devices vs no pericardial effusion. A: Trend in cost of care for left ventricular assist device with pericardial effusion and no pericardial effusion. P < 0.001 for the cost of care among pericardial effusion vs no pericardial effusion in 2016, 2017 and 2018; B: Trends in length of stay for left ventricular assist device with pericardial effusion and no pericardial effusion. P < 0.001 for length of stay among pericardial effusion vs no pericardial effusion in 2016, 2017 and 2018. LVAD: Left ventricular assist device.