Adaptation of adult right ventricular scoring systems to pediatric patients undergoing continuous LVAD implantation: Feasible or not?

Sinan Sabit Kocabeyoglu Umit KervanDogan Emre SertMehmet KarahanAhmet Vedat KavurtSerhat Koca

Published in: The International journal of artificial organs (2023)

Neither an adult risk score nor a predictive factor was successful in predicting RVF, alone or in combination due to limited number of patients and events. Large further investigations are needed to identify the predictors or scoring system in pediatric population.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
left ventricular assist device