Prolonged hospital length of stay after pediatric heart transplantation: A machine learning and logistic regression predictive model from the Pediatric Heart Transplant Society.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2022
Identifier
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.05.016
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Heart transplantation (HT) is the gold standard for managing end-stage heart failure. Multiple quality metrics, including length of stay (LOS), have been used in solid organ transplantation. However, limited data are available regarding trends and factors influencing LOS after pediatric HT. We hypothesized that various donor, peri-transplant and recipient factors affect LOS after pediatric HT.
METHODS: We analyzed patientsdatabase, and examined LOS trends, defined prolonged LOS (PLOS = LOS>30days after HT), identified factors associated with PLOS and assessed outcomes.
RESULTS: Of 4827 patients undergoing HT, 4414 patients were discharged and included for analysis. Overall median LOS was 19days[13,34]. Median LOS was longer in patients with congenital heart disease(CHD = 25days[15,43] than with cardiomyopathy(CM = 17days[12,27] across all ages. Median LOS in age26-days[16,45.5] and in age >10year was 16days[11,26]. PLOS was seen in 1313 patients(30%). Patients with PLOS were younger, smaller and had longer CPB times. There was no difference in utilization of VAD at HT between groups, however, ECMO use at listing(8.45% vs 2.93%,p < 0.05) and HT was higher in the PLOS group(9.22% vs 1.58%,p < 0.05). PLOS was more common in patients with previous surgery, CHD, single ventricle physiology, recipient history of cardiac arrest or CPR, end organ dysfunction, lower GFR, use of mechanical ventilation at HT and Status 1A at HT.
CONCLUSION: We present novel findings of LOS distribution and define PLOS after pediatric HT, providing a quality metric for individual programs to utilize and study in their practice.
Journal Title
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation
Volume
41
Issue
9
First Page
1248
Last Page
1257
MeSH Keywords
Child; Heart Transplantation; Hospitals; Humans; Length of Stay; Logistic Models; Machine Learning; Retrospective Studies
Keywords
Heart transplantation; Length of stay; Pediatric; Pediatric Heart Transplant Society; Prolonged length of stay; Quality metric
Recommended Citation
Gupta D, Bansal N, Jaeger BC, et al. Prolonged hospital length of stay after pediatric heart transplantation: A machine learning and logistic regression predictive model from the Pediatric Heart Transplant Society. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2022;41(9):1248-1257. doi:10.1016/j.healun.2022.05.016
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