Table 3: Complications during LVAD support: All LVAD patients.
| BMI kg/m2 | |||
| Variable | ≥ 35 n = 36 (23%) | < 35 n = 121 (77%) | P value |
| Average years of LVAD support, mean ± SD | 1.5 ± 1.3 | 1.6 ± 1.3 | |
| Device Related complications, % | 65 | 62 | 0.84 |
| Driveline Infection, % | 24 | 26 | 1 |
| Device Thrombosis, % | 27 | 12 | 0.056 |
| Hemolysis, % | 26 | 11 | 0.05 |
| Stroke, % | 24 | 12 | 0.10 |
| GI Bleed, % | 20 | 27 | 0.51 |
| Number of Driveline Infections, mean ± SD | 2.4 ± 1.7 | 1.2 ± 0.5 | 0.02 |