Mental health disorders and emergency resource use and outcomes in ventricular assist device supported patients.
Publication/Presentation Date
10-1-2021
Abstract
There are limited data describing the prevalence of mental health disorders (MHDOs) in patients with ventricular assist devices (VADs), or associations between MHDOs and resource use or outcomes. We used the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample administrative database to analyze 44,041 ED encounters for VAD-supported adults from 2010 to 2017, to assess the relationship between MHDOs and outcomes in this population. MHDO diagnoses were present for 23% of encounters, and were associated with higher charges and rates of admission, but lower mortality.
Volume
240
First Page
11
Last Page
15
ISSN
1097-6744
Published In/Presented At
Edwards, J. J., Edelson, J. B., Katcoff, H., Mondal, A., Lefkowitz, D., Reza, N., Hanff, T. C., Griffis, H., Mazurek, J. A., Wald, J., Owens, A. T., Wittlieb-Weber, C. A., Burstein, D. S., Atluri, P., O'Connor, M. J., Goldberg, L. R., Zamani, P., Groeneveld, P. W., Rossano, J. W., Lin, K. Y., … Birati, E. Y. (2021). Mental health disorders and emergency resource use and outcomes in ventricular assist device supported patients. American heart journal, 240, 11–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2021.05.018
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
34089695
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article