Trends in Body Mass Index and Association With Outcomes in Pediatric Patients on Continuous Flow Ventricular Assist Device Support

Trends in Body Mass Index and Association With Outcomes in Pediatric Patients on Continuous Flow Ventricular Assist Device Support

Data are limited regarding body mass index (BMI) in pediatric patients supported by ventricular assist devices (VAD) and associated clinical outcomes and complications. We performed a retrospective single-center cohort study including patients aged ≤21 years on durable continuous-flow VAD support fo...

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Veröffentlicht in:ASAIO journal (1992) 2022-09, Vol.68 (9), p.1182-1190
Hauptverfasser: Puri, Kriti, Adachi, Iki, Bocchini, Claire E., Spinner, Joseph A., Denfield, Susan W., Sisley, Stephanie, Elias, Barbara A., Jimenez-Gomez, Andres, Price, Jack F., Dreyer, William J., Choudhry, Swati, Tunuguntla, Hari P.
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Zusammenfassung:Data are limited regarding body mass index (BMI) in pediatric patients supported by ventricular assist devices (VAD) and associated clinical outcomes and complications. We performed a retrospective single-center cohort study including patients aged ≤21 years on durable continuous-flow VAD support for ≥30 days from 2009 to 2020. Patients were classified based on BMI percentile at implant using the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteriaunderweight (
ISSN:1058-2916
1538-943X
DOI:10.1097/MAT.0000000000001633