Cognition predicts days-alive-out-of-hospital after LVAD implantation.
Marykay A PavolAmelia K BoehmeMelana YuzefpolskayaMathew S MaurerJesus CasidaJoanne R FestaChinwe IbehJoshua Z WilleyPublished in: The International journal of artificial organs (2021)
Cognitive performance assessed prior to LVAD implantation predicted how much time patients spent out of the hospital following surgery. Further studies are warranted to identify the impact of pre-LVAD cognition on post-LVAD hospitalization.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular assist device
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- minimally invasive
- mild cognitive impairment
- white matter
- prognostic factors
- acute care
- adverse drug
- coronary artery bypass
- emergency department
- patient reported outcomes
- atrial fibrillation
- surgical site infection
- drug induced