Table 5.

Multivariable Cox proportional hazards model describing risk factors for death in VAD recipients, n=150^*

Variable	Hazard Ratioadj	95% CI	P value
VAD infection	5.6	2.4–12.8	<0.0001
Neurological adverse event	4.6	2.2–9.4	<0.0001
Bloodstream infection†	3.0	1.2–7.1	0.01
Respiratory failure	2.9	1.4–6.2	0.005
History of atrial fibrillation	2.4	1.1–5.2	0.03
Serum albumin (g/dL)	0.4	0.2–0.7	0.004

^*5 subjects with missing data are excluded

^†Bloodstream infections unrelated to VAD infections