Multivessel Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in the United States
Arora S, Panaich SS, Patel NJ, Patel N, Solanki S, Deshmukh A, Singh V, Lahewala S, Savani C, Thakkar B, Dave A, Patel A, Bhatt P, Sonani R, Patel A, Cleman M, Forrest JK, Schreiber T, Badheka AO, Grines C. Multivessel Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in the United States. Angiology 2015, 67: 326-335. PMID: 26145455, DOI: 10.1177/0003319715593853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivessel percutaneous coronary interventionLength of stayNationwide Inpatient SamplePercutaneous coronary interventionInhospital mortalityStent PCICoronary interventionSecondary outcomesHospitalization costsUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient SampleMultivessel coronary artery diseaseShorter LOSClinical Modification procedure codesHigher inhospital mortalityHigh-volume hospitalsCoronary artery diseaseSignificant mortality riskAcute myocardial infarctionLower hospitalization costsCost of careDifferent International ClassificationInhospital outcomesCause mortalityPeriprocedural complicationsVolume hospitals