Table 2:
Perioperative patient characteristics
| TVr (n = 36) | No TVr (n = 14) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergent procedure | 3 (8) | 2 (14) | 0.51 |
| Redo-sternotomy | 10 (27) | 5 (35.7) | 0.55 |
| Type of device | |||
| HeartMate II | 26 (70.3) | 7 (50) | |
| HeartMate XVE | 2 (5.4) | 1 (7) | |
| Ventrassist | 9 (24.3) | 6 (43) | |
| Off-pump implantation | 0 | 3 | |
| CPB time (median) min | 97 | 74 | 0.15 |
| RVAD used | 5 (14) | 1 (7) | 0.53 |
| Concurrent other cardiac | |||
| Procedures | 7 (18.9) | 3 (21.4) | 0.84 |
| AV repair | 3 | 1 | |
| AV replacement | 2 | 1 | |
| DVR + CABG | 1 | 0 | |
| Pericardiectomy | 0 | 1 | |
| CABG | 1 | 0 | |
| Intra op blood-product use (interquartile) | |||
| PRBC units | 2 (0–3) | 1.5 (1–4) | 0.97 |
| Platelets pools | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–0.75) | |
| FFP units | 0 (0–3) | 0 (0–0) | |
| Cryoprecipitate pools | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | |
Data are presented as mean ± SD as No. (%). or as median and interquartile range (25–75%). CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass; RVAD, right ventricular assist device; AV, aortic valve; DVR, double valve replacement; CABG, coronary artery bypass surgery; PRBC, packed red blood cells; Platelets pool indivates 5 units of platelets; FFp, fresh frozen plasma.Cryoprecipitate pool means 10 units of cryoprecipitate. p-Values calculated using Wilcoxon rank sum test.