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. 2016 Jun 16;64(8):496–500. doi: 10.1007/s11748-016-0668-6

Table 7 Assisted circulation (total; 1713)

Sites VAD Heart–lung assist
Device Results Method Results
Centrifugal VAS Others Not weaned Weaned PCPS Others Not weaned Weaned
On going Death Transplant Alive Deaths Transplant Deaths Transplant Deaths Alive
Post cardiotomy
 Left 38 4 7 8 30 (61.2) 0 3 8 (16.3) 0
 Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Biventricle
  Left 1 3 0 0 3 (75.0) 0 1 0 0 499 69 274 (48.2) 0 85 (15.0) 209
  Right 4 0 0
Congestive heart failure
 Left 50 41 92 112 38 (20.8) 7 16 9 (4.9) 0
 Right 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
 Biventricle
  Left 5 22 3 5 14 (46.7) 0 8 3 (10.0) 0 685 29 360 (50.4) 0 105 (14.7) 249
  Right 18 11 1
Respiratory failure 106 22 46 (35.9) 0 16 (12.5) 66
Total 118 82 103 126 85 (28.1) 7 30 20 (6.6) 0 1290 120 680 (48.2) 2 206 (14.6) 524

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

VAD ventricular assist devise, VAS ventricular assist system, PCPS percutaneous cardiopulmonary support