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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 13.
Published before final editing as: ASAIO J. 2019 Mar 13:10.1097/MAT.0000000000000989. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000000989

Figure 1. Change in Kidney Function over 1 year follow-up from VAD Implantation.

Figure 1.

Kidney function is presented as CKD stages as recommended by the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelines using estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) from the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration Formula (CKD-EPI).

The groups are Stage 1 (eGFR≥90 ml/min/1.73m2), Stage 2 (eGFR 60-90 ml/min/1.73m2), Stage 3a (eGRF 45-59 ml/min/1.73m2), Stage 3b (eGFR 30-44 ml/min/1.73m2), Stage 4 (eGFR 15-30 ml/min/1.73m2) and Stage 5 (eGFR<15 ml/min/1.73m2)

*At 14 days, 200 patients were included and 28 patients were excluded (2 patients received transplants, 1 patient recovered and was explanted, and 25 patients died).

** At 30 days, 188 patients were included and.12 patients were excluded (12 patients died).

§ At 3 months, 158 patients were included and 30 patients were excluded (4 patient withdrawals, 2 patients recovered, 11 patients had a transplant and 13 patients died)

At 6 months, 136 patients were included and 22 patients were excluded (1 withdrawal, 11 patients received transplants and 10 patients died)

At 9 months, 121 patients were included and 15 patients were excluded (10 patients received transplants and 5 patients died)

¥ At 12 months, 104 patients were included and 17 patients were excluded (8 patients received transplants and 9 patients died)