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Aortic valve replacement surgery clinical practice, trends in procedure rates and mortality, and opportunities for quality improvement are summarized in this review.
This review discusses current clinical practices, trends, and quality improvement opportunities in aortic valve replacement surgery.
Alerts clinicians to AVR trends and QI gaps; leaves open need for prospective trials before practice changes.
This is a review of the current clinical practice and opportunities for quality improvement in aortic valve replacement surgery. The topics include trends and regional variation in procedure rates, and changes in the use of aortic valve replacement among the elderly. Recent developments guiding the choice of prosthetic valves and trends in in-hospital mortality rates for aortic valve surgery are summarized. Lastly, a discussion of topics relevant to clinical practice improvement including the implementation of clinical practice guidelines, the need for consensus on risk adjustment, better understanding of volume-outcome effects, and the opportunities for comprehensive assessment of aortic valve surgery.
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Birkmeyer et al. (2001) conducted a review in Aortic valve replacement surgery. Aortic valve replacement was evaluated. Aortic valve replacement surgery clinical practice, trends in procedure rates and mortality, and opportunities for quality improvement are summarized in this review.
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