Key result
Early weekday LVAD implantation yields no reported outcome data versus late weekdays.
Why the study?
Little is known about differences in preoperative status and outcomes of LVAD implantation on early versus late weekdays.
Does LVAD implantation on early weekdays improve outcomes compared to late weekdays in patients requiring LVAD?
Observational
Does LVAD implantation on early weekdays improve outcomes compared to late weekdays in patients requiring LVAD?
No outcome data reported; leaves open whether early versus late weekday LVAD implantation affects results.
Previous studies reported worse outcomes when procedures occur during “off hours” (holidays, weekends, and nights).1 This “off-hours effect” is likely more significant in the treatment of acute, deadly diseases such as cardiogenic shock (CS), when small deviations in timing could have a large impact on patient morbidity and mortality. Left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantations are usually scheduled as weekday procedures, but little is known about differences in preoperative status and outcomes in those implanted on early compared with late weekdays.
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Alam et al. (2023) conducted an observational in Heart failure requiring left ventricular assist device (LVAD). LVAD implantation on early weekdays vs. LVAD implantation on late weekdays was evaluated. The abstract provides only background information and does not report quantitative outcomes for left ventricular assist device implantation on early versus late weekdays.
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