Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
PERSUADE Survey—PERioperative AnestheSia and Intensive Care Management of Left VentricUlar Assist DevicE Implantation in Europe and the United States
Authors' conclusion
Although the perioperative practice of care for patients undergoing LVAD implantation differs in several aspects between Europe and the US, there were no perceived differences in early postoperative complications.
Study context
- Population
- Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation centres in Europe and the UScentres completing survey
- Participants
- 73 vs 60
- Exposure
- European vs US LVAD centres
- Europen = 73
- USn = 60
- Outcome
- Survey completion
Methodological detailsonline survey, prospective data analysis, 91 of 202 European and 93 of 195 US centres received the survey link
- Online survey
- Prospective data analysis
- 91 of 202 European and 93 of 195 US centres received the survey link
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Propofol used more often for maintenance in Europe
- P < 0.001
- Quantitative methods for defining right ventricular (RV) function reported more often by European than US centres
- P < 0.05
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Safety
Early postoperative complications
- No significant differences reported from European vs US centres
Parts of this Brief are withheld: the automatic checks could not confirm them against the abstract.
Original publication
PERSUADE Survey—PERioperative AnestheSia and Intensive Care Management of Left VentricUlar Assist DevicE Implantation in Europe and the United States. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 18 October 2023. doi:10.
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