Table 2: In Hospital Post-Operative outcomes of patients who received CF-LVAD implantation.
| BMI kg/m2 | |||
| Post-operative Variable | ≥ 35 n = 36 (23%) | < 35 n = 121 (77%) | P value |
| Operative Mortality, % | 20 | 11 | 0.25 |
| Length of hospital stay, mean ± SD | 39.6 ± 26.3 | 47.0 ± 27.3 | 0.08 |
| Total ventilation hours, mean ± SD | 138.2 ± 148.3 | 153.2 ± 232.7 | 0.67 |
| In Hospital Post-op Events, % | 94 | 88 | 0.37 |
| Reoperation due to bleeding, % | 42 | 22 | 0.03 |
| Stroke, % | 8 | 2 | 0.13 |
| Multi System Failure, % | 14 | 5 | 0.13 |
| Pneumonia, % | 6 | 13 | 0.25 |
| New onset Renal Failure, % | 28 | 19 | 0.24 |
| Sepsis, % | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| Surgical Site Infection, % | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| Delayed Sternal Closure, % | 44 | 31 | 0.16 |
| 30-day Survival, % | 81 | 90 | 0.15 |