Short- and long-term survival of children treated with ventricular assist devices in Spain, based on 15 years' experience.
Juan José MenéndezAmelia Caridad Sánchez-GalindoJoan BalcellsMaría Ángeles Tejero-HernándezÁngela Ferrer-BarbaEmilio Ibiza-PalaciosConstancio MedranoFerran GranManuel Ángel Frías-PérezMaría García-VieitesAna Cano-SánchezLuz PoloJuan-Miguel Gil-JaurenaRaúl Felipe AbellaCarlos Merino-CejasIsaac Martínez-BendayánFélix SerranoLuis García-GueretaPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2023)
In Spain, 67% of the VAD-supported children have been bridged to heart transplantation or to recovery. Body weight lower than 5 kg, congenital heart disease diagnosis, cholestatic liver dysfunction, bridge to decision as VAD strategy, INTERMACS-1 status and cardiac arrest were pre-implantation variables related to mortality, whereas pre-implantation renal replacement therapy and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation were not.
Keyphrases
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- congenital heart disease
- body weight
- cardiac arrest
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- young adults
- acute kidney injury
- respiratory failure
- heart failure
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- left ventricular
- risk factors
- cardiovascular disease
- mechanical ventilation
- intensive care unit
- newly diagnosed
- catheter ablation