Setting a benchmark for resource utilization and quality of care in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation in Europe—Rationale and design of the international BENCHMARK registry
Key result
The BENCHMARK registry is a study design protocol aiming to evaluate whether tailored quality of care measures reduce hospital length of stay and accelerate recovery in TAVI patients.
Why the study?
Despite clinical practice guidelines, disparities in quality of care for TAVI patients remain widespread across Europe.
Does the implementation of tailored quality of care measures reduce resource utilization and length of hospital stay in patients undergoing TAVI for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis?
Population
2400 consecutive severe symptomatic AS patients undergoing TAVI with a balloon-expandable valve
Comparison
Prospective effect documentation phase vs retrospective baseline evaluation phase
Design
Non-interventional multicenter registry across 30 centers
Follow-up
1- and 12-months
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Implication
The BENCHMARK registry is designed to evaluate whether implementing standardized quality of care measures can safely reduce hospital length of stay and resource utilization in patients undergoing TAVI across Europe.
Study Design
Type
Observational (n=2,400)
Multicenter
Yes
Structured PICO
Does the implementation of tailored quality of care measures reduce resource utilization and length of hospital stay in patients undergoing TAVI for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis?
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Population
2,400 consecutive patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis undergoing TAVI with a balloon-expandable valve, followed for 1 and 12 months.
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Exposure
Implementation of tailored Quality of Care (QoC) measures (education and implementation phases)
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Comparator
Retrospective baseline evaluation phase (standard care prior to QoC implementation)
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Outcome
Reduction in length of hospital stay and acceleration of the post-procedural patient recovery pathway without compromising safety
The BENCHMARK registry is designed to evaluate whether implementing standardized quality of care measures can safely reduce hospital length of stay and resource utilization in patients undergoing TAVI across Europe.
Cite This Study
McCalmont et al. (2021) conducted an observational in Severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (n=2,400). Tailored quality of care (QoC) measures vs. Retrospective baseline phase was evaluated on Length of hospital stay and post-procedural patient recovery pathway. The BENCHMARK registry is a study design protocol aiming to evaluate whether tailored quality of care measures reduce hospital length of stay and accelerate recovery in TAVI patients.