Tab. II.
Description of the adverse events occurring during the therapy with the POLCAS system
| No. | Age | Used ventricles LVAD/RVAD | Support time LVAD/RVAD | Ischemic strokes | Generalized brain ischemia | Bleeding/Tamponade requiring intervention | Generalized bacteremia | Wound infection | Dialysis | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 2/0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Explantation |
| 2 | 44 | 1/1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | OHT |
| 3 | 54 | 4/0 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Death |
| 4 | 62 | 3/0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | OHT |
| 5 | 29 | 1/1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | OHT |
| 6 | 42 | 3/0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | OHT |
| 7 | 63 | 1/1 | 21/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | OHT |
| 8 | 58 | 5/0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | OHT |
| 9 | 24 | 1/1 | 43/43 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Explantation |
| 10 | 54 | 1/0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | OHT |
| 11 | 23 | 2/0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | OHT |
| 12 | 16 | 1/3 | 74/65 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | OHT |