Validation of days alive and out of hospital as a new patient-centered outcome to quantify life impact after heart transplantation

Abstract The number of patients waiting for heart transplantation (HTX) is increasing. Thus, identification of outcome-relevant factors is crucial. This study aimed to identify perioperative factors associated with days alive and out of hospital (DAOH)—a patient-centered outcome to quantify life imp...

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Main Authors: René M’Pembele, Sebastian Roth, Alexandra Stroda, Tilman Reier, Giovanna Lurati Buse, Stephan U. Sixt, Ralf Westenfeld, Philipp Rellecke, Igor Tudorache, Markus W. Hollmann, Hug Aubin, Payam Akhyari, Artur Lichtenberg, Ragnar Huhn, Udo Boeken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21936-4