Learning Curve in Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Low Volumes Do Not Equate Bad Outcomes.
Mélanie HébertPierre Emmanuel NolyYoan LamarcheOlina DagherIsmail BouhoutElie Hage-MoussaThierry LévesqueGeneviève GiraldeauNormand RacineAnique DucharmeMichel CarrierPublished in: Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery (2022)
Patients undergoing HM2 implantation in a low-volume center have improving outcomes with number of cases and optimized results after a threshold of 23 cases. Significant changes in patient selection, surgical techniques, and patient management might lead to improved outcomes after LVAD implantation.