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Additional file 2: Supplemental Figure 2. Prevalence of non-PE related mechanical ventilation requirement and shock among patients among (A) pre-PERT and PERT-era patients and (B) Pert activated and non-PERT activated subjects in the PERT era; MV, mechanical ventilation, shock is defined as hypotension requiring vasopressor medication. * p

Additional file 3: Supplementary Table 1 Performed risk assessment and severity of PE. Abbreviations: PP; pre-PERT; PA, PERT alerted; NPA, Non-PERT alerted; BNP, Brain natriuretic peptide; TTE, transthoracic echocardiogram; RV, right ventricle; CT, computer tomography. a) assessment within 12 h of pulmonary embolism diagnosis, b) positive RV strain by biomarkers was determined as troponin> 0.02 ng/mL, and/or BNP > 155 pg/mL; c) RV strain on CT imaging was determined as RV/LV ration (ratio of right ventricular to left ventricular diameter ration of > 0.9). P value calculated by Chi Square test.

Additional file 1: Supplemental Figure 1. Distribution of 2019 ESC risk categories among the 3 groups. ESC, European Society of Cardiology.

Supplemental material, Supplemental_Materials_Figures for Improving Heart Failure Readmission Costs and Outcomes With a Hospital-to-Home Readmission Intervention Program by Kenneth Bilchick, Travis Moss, Timothy Welch, Wayne Levy, George Stukenborg, Bryan T. Lawlor, Juanita Reigle, S. Craig Thomas, Carolyn Brady, James D. Bergin, Jamie L. W. Kennedy, Mohammed Abuannadi, Kenneth Scully and Sula Mazimba in American Journal of Medical Quality

Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are increasingly utilized in the management of advanced heart failure. A transcutaneous driveline is necessary to power the LVAD, and although this technology has improved over the years in terms of smaller size and increased durability, driveline complications continue to develop in up to 20% of all devices implanted. Driveline infections are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. As more patients live longer with ventricular assist devices, minimizing driveline infections is paramount. A systematic, multidisciplinary approach can be used to develop a strategy to prevent, recognize and treat driveline infections. In this paper, we describe our approach to driveline management which has resulted in zero driveline infections between January 2012 and March 2014.