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Table 4 Surgical outcomes of extracorporeal left ventricular assist device implantation for acute myocardial infarction in cardiogenic shock

From: Surgical outcomes of bridge-to-bridge therapy with extracorporeal left ventricular assist device for acute myocardial infarction in cardiogenic shock

Surgical outcomes of eLVAD

Nā€‰=ā€‰13

eLVAD explant for recovery

1 (7.7%)

Morbidity

Ā 

Re-exploration for bleeding

1 (7.7%)

Bleeding from inflow site

0

In-hospital mortality

4 (30.8%)

Intracranial hemorrhage

3

Intraperitoneal hemorrhage

1

Implantable LVAD (iLVAD) upgrade

8 (61.5%)

Duraheart

3

Heartmate II

3

Jervilk 2000

2

Duration from eLVAD to iLVAD implantation (days)

90 (75ā€“129)

Discharge home

8 (61.5%)

  1. Value given as number (%) or median (interquartile range)