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Prognostic Value of the Nutritional Risk Index in Candidates for Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device
Aitor Uribarri1, Sebastian V Rojas1, Jasmin S Hanke1
1Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Introduction And Objectives:
Malnutrition has been shown to affect clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure. The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of preoperative nutritional status assessed by the nutritional risk index (NRI) on the prognosis of patients with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (cf-LVAD).
Methods:
We performed a retrospective study of 279 patients who underwent cf-LVAD implantation between 2009 and 2015 in our center. Preoperative NRI was calculated and the patients were followed-up for 1 year. The association between preoperative NRI and postoperative clinical events was analyzed using multivariable logistic regression.
Results:
The prevalence of severe (NRI <83.5), moderate (83.5 ≤ NRI <97.5) and mild (97.5 ≤ NRI <100) nutritional risk was 5.4%, 21.5%, and 9.3%. Mortality rates 1 year after cf-LVAD implantation in these 3 categories were 53.3%, 31.7%, 23.1% vs 18.0% (P <.001) in patients with a normal IRN. A normal preoperative NRI value was an independent predictor of lower risk of death from any cause during follow-up (aHR per 1 unit, 0.961; 95%CI, 0.941-0.981; P <.001) was and a predictor for a lower risk of postoperative infections (aOR, 0.968; 95%CI, 0.946-0.991; P=.007), respiratory failure (aOR, 0,961; 95%CI, 0.936-0.987; P=.004), and right heart failure (aOR, 0.963; 95%CI, 0.934-0.992; P=.014).
Conclusions:
Malnourished patients are at increased risk for postoperative complications and death after cf-LVAD implantation. Assessment of nutritional risk could improve patient selection and the early initiation of nutritional support.
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