Table 3 Data Representing the Different Factors of VAD Removal

 Administrative censoring^a

54

10.7%

21

10.4%

33

10.8%

0.260

 Therapy success (elective removal)

401

88.5%

154

85.0%

247

90.8%

 Therapy failure^b

52

11.5%

27

15.0%

25

9.2%

  Breakage/leakage of material

5

1.1%

4

2.2%

1

0.4%

  Catheter-related complications^c

14

3.1%

9

5.0%

5

1.8%

  Extravasation/Infiltration

2

0.4%

1

0.6%

1

0.4%

  Maintenance-related complications^d

13

2.9%

4

2.2%

9

3.3%

  Phlebitis

3

0.7%

1

0.6%

2

0.7%

  Suspected sepsis

15

3.3%

8

4.4%

7

2.6%

Dwell Time (days) Mean, (SD)

0.320