Key result
Older age, female gender, lower income, and lower hospital volume were independent predictors of in-hospital mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention.
Why the study?
What are the independent predictors of postprocedural in-hospital mortality among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention?
Observational (n=735,022)
Yes
What are the independent predictors of postprocedural in-hospital mortality among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention?
Even in the contemporary era of adjunctive therapies and stents, lower hospital volume remains a significant independent predictor of in-hospital mortality after PCI.
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Substantial PCI mortality variation across U.S. hospitals should not yet change practice; leaves open causes of disparities and targets for quality improvement.
Mukherjee et al. (2005) conducted an observational in Percutaneous coronary intervention (n=735,022). Hospital volume and patient characteristics was evaluated on postprocedural in-hospital mortality. Older age, female gender, lower income, and lower hospital volume were independent predictors of in-hospital mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention.
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