Key result
Benchmark TAVI practices with a valve coordinator linked to ~1-day shorter hospital length of stay.
Why the study?
TAVI pathways can be supported by a dedicated clinical valve coordinator to enhance efficiency, but the impact of a coordinator before and after implementing 8 Benchmark best practices across Europe needed evaluation.
Does the presence of a dedicated Clinical Valve Coordinator reduce hospital length of stay and improve patient outcomes in patients undergoing TAVI?
Observational (n=2,323)
Yes
Does the presence of a dedicated Clinical Valve Coordinator reduce hospital length of stay and improve patient outcomes in patients undergoing TAVI?
Absolute Event Rate: 5.2% vs 6.2%
p-value: p=<0.001
Integrating a dedicated Clinical Valve Coordinator into the TAVI multidisciplinary team, along with standardized best practices, significantly reduces hospital and critical care length of stay without compromising patient safety.
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May shorten TAVI stays with coordinators implementing best practices; extends Benchmark pathways but leaves causal effects open to RCTs.
Lauck et al. (2025) conducted an observational in Severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (n=2,323). Implementation of Benchmark best practices in centers with a pre-existing Clinical Valve Coordinator vs. Standard care before Benchmark implementation was evaluated on Total hospital length of stay in days (p=<0.001). The implementation of Benchmark best practices in centers with a pre-existing clinical valve coordinator significantly reduced the total hospital length of stay from 6.2 days to 5.2 days.
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