Statistics for status, operative variables and hospital stay are since program inception in 1988.
Status at Time of Transplantation
- 153 patients (71.5%) UNOS Status 1
- 52 patients (24.3%) on ventilator
- 20 patients with circulatory support
- 7 ECMO
- 4 LVAD
- 2 BiVAD
- 2 IABP
- 4 CVVH
- 1 IABP & CVVH
Operative Variables
- 138 patients (64.5%) with prior operations
- Mean = 3.0 operations/patient* (range 1-9)
- Mean = 2.0 sternotomies/patient (range 0-6)
- 66 patients (30.8%) PA reconstructions
- 126 patients (58.9%) bicaval anastomosis
- 2 patient situs inversus
*Number of patients who had prior operations
Hospital Stay*
- Mean length of stay: 16.5 +/- 17.6 days
- Median length of stay: 10 days
- Range: 5 to 156 days
*Number of patients discharged