Study Population
This was a retrospective analysis of a single institutional experience
of adult patients (18 years or older) who underwent cardiac surgery at a
multi-hospital health system between January 2011 and June 2018.
Patients were included if they were placed on de novo MCS either
intraoperatively or postoperatively. Patients who were supported with
MCS prior to surgery were excluded. This study was approved by the
Institutional Review Board at the University of Pittsburgh
(MOD18120143-003, approved 3/9/2020). Patient consent was waived due to
retrospective nature of the study.