Fig. 1 (abstract P139).From: 38th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency MedicineReasons for ICU readmission during index hospitalization after LVAD placement. Of the 18 patients requiring ICU readmission for bleeding, 8 involved chest bleeding (e.g. hemothorax, cardiac tamponade), 7 gastrointestinal bleeding, 1 retroperitoneal bleeding, 1 bilateral subdural hemorrhage, and 1 tracheostomy site bleeding. Other reasons for ICU readmission included non-hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident (2), LVAD malfunction (2), hyperactive psychosis (1), hyperkalemia (1), right ventricular failure (1), renal failure (1), syncope (1), and acute arterial thrombosis (1)Back to article page