Why the study?
With alternatives such as gene profiling available for surveillance after orthotopic heart transplantation, the utilization of endomyocardial biopsies for hospitalized patients after heart transplantation needed evaluation.
Does the presence of graft complications affect length of stay and cost in hospitalized patients undergoing endomyocardial biopsies after heart transplantation?
Population
37,955 endomyocardial biopsies in hospitalized patients after heart transplantation
Comparison
EMBs in the setting of graft complications vs EMBs not related to graft complications
Design
Retrospective database study of the National Inpatient Sample
Authors
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Associated with prolonged hospitalizations and higher costs; leaves open whether complication prevention reduces resource use after transplantation.
Does the presence of graft complications affect length of stay and cost in hospitalized patients undergoing endomyocardial biopsies after heart transplantation?
In-hospital endomyocardial biopsies for heart transplant patients with graft complications are associated with significantly longer length of stay and higher costs compared to routine surveillance biopsies.
Jamil et al. (2021) studied this question.
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