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World J Cardiol. Feb 26, 2017; 9(2): 154-161
Published online Feb 26, 2017. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v9.i2.154
Published online Feb 26, 2017. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v9.i2.154
Table 2 Complications in hospitalized patients with or without same admission orthotopic heart transplant after left ventricular assist device
| Early OHT (n = 41) | Late OHT (n = 123) | OHT- (n = 2036) | Total (n = 2200) | |
| Acute renal failure | 24 (58.5) | 64 (52.0) | 963 (47.3) | 1051 (47.8) |
| Reoperation | 28 (68.3) | 87 (70.7) | 803 (39.4) | 918 (41.7) |
| Bleeding requiring transfusion | 7 (17.1) | 30 (24.4) | 780 (38.3) | 817 (37.1) |
| Acute respiratory failure | 8 (19.5) | 37 (30.1) | 518 (25.4) | 563 (25.6) |
| Sepsis | 2 (4.9) | 17 (13.8) | 233 (11.4) | 252 (11.5) |
| Postoperative cardiac complication | 7 (17.1) | 15 (12.2) | 234 (11.5) | 256 (11.6) |
| Acute liver failure | 3 (7.3) | 9 (7.3) | 224 (11.0) | 236 (10.7) |
| Device failure | 0 (0.0) | 4 (3.3) | 62 (3.0) | 66 (3.0) |
| Stroke | 1 (2.4) | 1 (0.8) | 53 (2.6) | 55 (2.5) |
- Citation: Gulati G, Ouyang D, Ha R, Banerjee D. Optimal timing of same-admission orthotopic heart transplantation after left ventricular assist device implantation. World J Cardiol 2017; 9(2): 154-161
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v9/i2/154.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v9.i2.154