Trends in LVAD Placements and Outcomes: A Nationwide Analysis Using the National Inpatient Sample and National Readmissions Database
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Year | Total Number of LVAD Placements | Mean Age | Mean Length of Hospital Stay (Days) | Mean of Total Hospital Charges ($) | In-Hospital Mortality (All-Cause) % | Elective Procedures % | LVAD Placement Requiring ECMO Support During Admission % | In-Hospital Mortality for LVAD Placements Requiring ECMO Support % |
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2016 | 852 | 55.45 | 37.15 | 1,009,442 | 9.27% (7.49–11.41%) | 25.55% (22.53–28.40%) | - | - |
2017 | 894 | 55.31 | 38.32 | 1,131,464 | 12.19% (10.20–14.50%) | 28.76% (25.88–31.83%) | - | - |
2018 | 856 | 54.84 | 40.98 | 1,211,810 | 11.91% (9.90–14.26%) | 24.12% (21.36–27.11%) | 2.21% (1.58–4.32%) | 36.84% (17.67–61.30%) |
2019 | 823 | 55.34 | 40.16 | 131,092 | 9.96% (8.09–12.08%) | 25.67% (22.43–28.78%) | 8.62% (7.93–12.47%) | 36.61% (26.11–48.56%) |
2020 | 732 | 54.1 | 41.54 | 1,303,891 | 11.74% (9.60–14.29%) | 25.03% (22.02–28.30%) | 11.20% (9.45–14.53%) | 39.02% (28.97–50.10%) |
2021 | 697 | 55.7 | 44.86 | 1,434,880 | 12.65% (10.35–15.30%) | 26.54% (23.39–29.95%) | 10.61% (9.84–15.67%) | 39.18% (28.61–50.88%) |
2022 | 665 | 54.67 | 45.0 | 1,486,108 | 10.37% (8.27–12.93%) | 24.73% (21.59–28.17%) | 12.18% (9.90–14.89%) | 32.09% (22.74–43.15%) |
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Varughese, V.J.; Nagesh, V.K.; Tran, H.H.-V.; Wadhwani, N.; Thu, A.; Weissman, S.; Atoot, A. Trends in LVAD Placements and Outcomes: A Nationwide Analysis Using the National Inpatient Sample and National Readmissions Database. Med. Sci. 2025, 13, 60. https://doi.org/10.3390/medsci13020060
Varughese VJ, Nagesh VK, Tran HH-V, Wadhwani N, Thu A, Weissman S, Atoot A. Trends in LVAD Placements and Outcomes: A Nationwide Analysis Using the National Inpatient Sample and National Readmissions Database. Medical Sciences. 2025; 13(2):60. https://doi.org/10.3390/medsci13020060
Chicago/Turabian StyleVarughese, Vivek Joseph, Vignesh Krishnan Nagesh, Hadrian Hoang-Vu Tran, Nikita Wadhwani, Audrey Thu, Simcha Weissman, and Adam Atoot. 2025. "Trends in LVAD Placements and Outcomes: A Nationwide Analysis Using the National Inpatient Sample and National Readmissions Database" Medical Sciences 13, no. 2: 60. https://doi.org/10.3390/medsci13020060
APA StyleVarughese, V. J., Nagesh, V. K., Tran, H. H.-V., Wadhwani, N., Thu, A., Weissman, S., & Atoot, A. (2025). Trends in LVAD Placements and Outcomes: A Nationwide Analysis Using the National Inpatient Sample and National Readmissions Database. Medical Sciences, 13(2), 60. https://doi.org/10.3390/medsci13020060