Thirty-Day Readmission Rate and Costs After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the United States
Population
206,869 hospitalized patients ≥18 years old who survived to discharge after percutaneous coronary…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
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Discussion
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Implication
Readmissions after PCI were associated with higher costs; leaves open whether prevention reduces expenditures.
Structured PICO
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Population
206,869 hospitalized patients ≥18 years old who survived to discharge after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) from January through November 2013 across 722 US hospitals.
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Intervention
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
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Outcome
30-day readmission rate and cumulative costs
30-day readmissions after PCI are common (12%), often due to non-specific chest pain, and significantly increase healthcare costs, highlighting the need for strategies to mitigate preventable readmissions.
Cite This Study
Tripathi et al. (2017) studied this question.