Why the study?
Do higher hospital and operator PCI volumes reduce in-hospital mortality and the need for CABG surgery in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions?
Population
107,713 patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions in New York's Percutaneous Coronary…
Comparison
High annual hospital volume and high annual… vs Low annual hospital volume and low annual…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
in-hospital
Authors
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Higher-volume PCI hospitals linked to lower mortality; extends observational data but leaves thresholds for regionalization unresolved.
Do higher hospital and operator PCI volumes reduce in-hospital mortality and the need for CABG surgery in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions?
Higher hospital and operator PCI volumes remain significantly associated with lower risk-adjusted rates of in-hospital mortality and emergency CABG in the stent era.
Hannan et al. (2005) studied this question.
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