Trends, Outcomes and Readmissions among Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients with Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Hemodialysis: An Insight from the National Readmissions Database 2012-2014

Although renal function may improve after left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) implantation, acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring hemodialysis (HD) therapy can occur post-operatively. We sought to investigate in-hospital outcomes and readmissions among patients who developed AKI requiring HD during index admission for LVAD implantation.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 16, 2019 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: C. Inampudi, O. Adegbala, E. Akintoye, P. Alvarez, A. Briasoulis Tags: 872 Source Type: research