Population
52,453 PTCA procedures performed from October 1992 to December 1994 in German community hospitals
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
in-hospital
Key result
A nationwide registry of 52,453 PTCA procedures in German community hospitals demonstrated a 91.2% success rate in non-occluded vessels and a 3.02% rate of severe in-hospital complications.
Authors
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Offers national PTCA benchmark in community hospitals; should not yet change practice without prospective confirmation.
Observational (n=52,453)
Yes
A nationwide registry of PTCA in German community hospitals demonstrates high procedural success rates and acceptable complication rates, establishing a baseline for quality control.
Vogt et al. (1997) conducted an observational in Coronary artery disease requiring PTCA (n=52,453). Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) was evaluated on Severe complication (procedure-related death, myocardial infarction or emergency bypass surgery). A nationwide registry of 52,453 PTCA procedures in German community hospitals demonstrated a 91.2% success rate in non-occluded vessels and a 3.02% rate of severe in-hospital complications.
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