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Published in final edited form as: J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 May 24;38(9):930–938. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.05.007

Table 3.

Predictors of Vasoactive-Inotropic Score (VIS) ≥ 20

Predictors	OR	SE	(95% CI)	p-value

Age	1.017	0.010	(0.997–1.038)	0.089
BMI	0.958	0.022	(0.916–1.002)	0.063
Pre-operative hemoglobin	0.817	0.055	(0.716–0.934)	0.003
Pre-operative SBP	1.002	0.010	(0.983–1.022)	0.820
Pre-operative albumin	0.853	0.231	(0.502–1.450)	0.557
Pre-operative MCS	1.816	0.955	(0.648–5.089)	0.257
Re-sternotomy	1.252	0.355	(0.718–2.182)	0.429
Number of valve procedures	1.356	0.245	(0.952–1.930)	0.092
Amiodarone use	1.548	0.380	(0.957–2.505)	0.075
ACE inhibitor use	0.715	0.161	(0.460–1.111)	0.135
Beta blocker use	0.891	0.215	(0.556–1.429)	0.633

ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; BMI, body mass index; CI confidence interval; MCS, mechanical circulatory support; OR, odds ratio; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SE, standard error.