Why the study?
What is the effect of periprocedural complications on in-hospital costs and length of stay in patients undergoing TAVR?
Population
406 patients with severe aortic stenosis treated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement enrolled in the…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
initial hospitalization
Authors
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Complications drive substantial TAVR costs; leaves open whether prevention strategies reduce expenditures in prospective studies.
What is the effect of periprocedural complications on in-hospital costs and length of stay in patients undergoing TAVR?
Periprocedural complications during TAVR are frequent and account for approximately 25% of non-implant-related hospital costs, highlighting the economic importance of complication avoidance.
Arnold et al. (2014) studied this question.