Effects of changes in UNOS policy regarding left ventricular assist devices
| Autor: | Jeffrey A. Morgan, Pamela A. Mazzeo, Yoshifumi Naka, Margaret R Flannery, Mehmet C. Oz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
United Network for Organ Sharing Male Transplantation medicine.medical_specialty Bridging (networking) Tissue and Organ Procurement business.industry Middle Aged United States Surgery Medicine Heart Transplantation Humans Bridge to transplantation Female Heart-Assist Devices Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Retrospective Studies |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. 23(5) |
| ISSN: | 1053-2498 |
| Popis: | Over the last 6 years, 161 patients underwent implantation of HeartMate single-lead vented electric (SLVE) devices as a bridge to transplantation. SLVE patients were retrospectively analyzed before and after United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) policy changes, and designated SLVE-1 and SLVE-2, respectively. Mean support time decreased significantly from 79.7 +/- 72.0 days to 55.3 +/- 60.5 days (p = 0.022). Although not statistically significant, rate of successful bridging to transplant increased from 70.3% to 74.7%, and post-transplant 1- and 3-year survival increased from 90.0% and 86.0%, respectively, to 92.9% and 87.3%, respectively. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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