Impact of Hospital Volume on Outcomes of Endovascular Stenting for Adult Aortic Coarctation
Bhatt P, Patel NJ, Patel A, Sonani R, Patel A, Panaich SS, Thakkar B, Savani C, Jhamnani S, Patel N, Patel N, Pant S, Patel S, Arora S, Dave A, Singh V, Chothani A, Patel J, Ansari M, Deshmukh A, Bhimani R, Grines C, Cleman M, Mangi A, Forrest JK, Badheka AO. Impact of Hospital Volume on Outcomes of Endovascular Stenting for Adult Aortic Coarctation. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 1418-1424. PMID: 26471501, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.07.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayAnnual hospital volumeShorter LOSNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseHospital volumeProcedure-related complicationsEndovascular stentingNinth RevisionInternational ClassificationUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseClinical Modification procedure codesAdult aortic coarctationUnique hospital identifiersNationwide Inpatient SampleTreatment of coarctationMultivariate regression analysisComposite outcomeHighest tertileInhospital deathAortic coarctationRetrospective studyInpatient SampleStent placementLower incidenceIdentified subjects