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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Oct 8;31(1):1–8. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.08.014

Table 5.

Stepwise Forward Selection Analysis of Factors Associated With Neurologic Complication and Cerebrovascular Accident After Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement

Factors OR (95% CI) p-value
Associated with overall NC
    development
  History of CVA 2.37 (1.24–5.29) 0.011
  Pre-operative factor
    Sodium 0.93 (0.90–1.12) 0.208
    Albumin 0.51 (0.21–1.37) 0.079
  Post-operative factor
    Hematocrit 0.96 (0.71–1.22) 0.184
    Sodium 0.84 (0.68–1.21) 0.075
    Albumin 0.71 (0.46–2.42) 0.143
    Infection 2.99 (1.16–10.49) 0.011
Associated with CVA
    development
  Pre-operative factor
    Sodium 0.95 (0.92–1.01) 0.057
  Post-operative factor
    Sodium 0.92 (0.90–1.02) 0.060
    Albumin 0.43 (0.23–0.98) 0.050
    Infection 4.24 (1.69–14.58) 0.0005

CI, confidence interval; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; NC, neurologic complication; OR, odds ratio.