Are postprocedural bleeding events associated with increased in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing PCI?
Postprocedural bleeding after PCI is a major safety concern, accounting for an estimated 12.1% of in-hospital deaths among affected patients.
In a large registry of patients undergoing PCI, postprocedural bleeding events were associated with increased risk of in-hospital mortality, with an estimated 12.1% of deaths related to bleeding complications.
Chhatriwalla et al. (Wed,) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: