Optimal timing of same-admission orthotopic heart transplantation after left ventricular assist device implantation

Table 1 Baseline demographics for patients who waited 0-7 d, 8-31 d, 32-65 d, and ≥ 66 d for an orthotopic heart transplant after left ventricular assist device implantation

	0-7 d (n = 41)	8-31 d (n = 38)	32-65 d (n = 42)	≥ 66 d (n = 43)	No OHT (n = 2036)
Length of stay, mean ± SD	39.3 ± 33.2	48.9 ± 25.6	85.8 ± 40.1	151.2 ± 52.6	37.1 ± 34.6
Length of stay after OHT, mean ± SD	23.8 ± 21.4	21.7 ± 15.8	27.6 ± 37.1	27.1 ± 22.8	NA
Mortality, n (%)	11 (26.8)	5 (13.2)	5 (11.9)	5 (11.6)	564 (27.3)
Age, mean ± SD	50.6 ± 12.6	48.6 ± 12.7	47.4 ± 15.3	46.3 ± 13.1	55.4 ± 13.2
Sex, n (%)
Male	33 (80.5)	32 (84.2)	35 (83.3)	34 (79.1)	1525 (74.9)
Female	8 (19.5)	6 (15.8)	7 (16.7)	9 (20.9)	511 (25.1)
Race, n (%)
White	25 (61.0)	19 (50.0)	23 (54.8)	22 (51.2)	1185 (58.2)
Black	3 (7.3)	5 (13.2)	8 (19.0)	6 (14.0)	330 (16.2)
Hispanic	3 (7.3)	7 (18.4)	2 (4.8)	5 (11.6)	125 (6.1)
Asian/Pacific Islander	2 (4.9)	0 (0.0)	1 (2.4)	4 (9.3)	44 (2.2)
Native American	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	5 (0.2)
Other or unknown	8 (19.5)	7 (18.4)	8 (19.0)	6 (14.0)	347 (17.0)
Median household income, n (%)
$1-24999	4 (9.8)	8 (21.1)	8 (19.0)	8 (18.6)	447 (22.0)
$25000-34999	10 (24.4)	10 (26.3)	10 (23.8)	7 (16.3)	454 (22.3)
$35000-44999	12 (29.3)	8 (21.1)	10 (23.8)	13 (30.2)	509 (25.0)
$45000 or more	129 (29.3)	12 (31.6)	14 (33.3)	14 (32.6)	579 (28.4)
Unknown	3 (7.3)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (2.3)	47 (2.3)
Comorbidities
Diabetes	8 (19.5)	5 (13.2)	4 (9.5)	2 (4.7)	373 (18.3)
Hyperlipidemia	5 (12.2)	2 (5.3)	3 (7.1)	3 (7.0)	297 (14.6)
Hypertension	5 (12.2)	1 (2.6)	2 (4.8)	2 (4.7)	291 (14.3)
History of smoking	5 (12.2)	2 (5.3)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	137 (6.7)
BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	96 (4.7)
No. of comorbid diagnoses, mean ± SD	11.9 ± 3.1	12.3 ± 3.0	12.5 ± 3.2	12.5 ± 3.2	12.8 ± 2.9
Location of hospital, n (%)
Rural	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	17 (0.8)
Urban	41 (100.0)	38 (100.0)	42 (100.0)	43 (100.0)	2017 (99.1)
Unknown	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (0.1)
Size of hospital, n (%)
Small	4 (9.8)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (4.7)	32 (1.6)
Medium	7 (17.0)	6 (15.8)	5 (11.9)	0 (0.0)	211 (10.4)
Large	30 (73.2)	32 (84.2)	37 (88.1)	41 (95.3)	1791 (88.0)
Unknown	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (0.1)
Teaching status of hospital, n (%)
Nonteaching	1 (2.4)	1 (2.6)	2 (4.8)	1 (2.3)	160 (7.9)
Teaching	40 (97.6)	37 (97.4)	40 (95.2)	42 (97.7)	1874 (92.0)
Unknown	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (0.1)

SD: Standard deviation; BMI: Body mass index; LVAD: Left ventricular assist device; OHT: Orthotopic heart transplant.