US National Trends in the Management and Outcomes of Constrictive Pericarditis: 2005-2014
Mori M, Mullan CW, Bin Mahmood SU, Yousef S, Pelletier KJ, Mangi AA, Geirsson A. US National Trends in the Management and Outcomes of Constrictive Pericarditis: 2005-2014. Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 35: 1394-1399. PMID: 31493971, DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2019.05.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConstrictive pericarditisPatient characteristicsNational Inpatient Sample datasetHospital mortality rateOutcomes of patientsProportion of patientsCardiopulmonary bypass useUS national trendsUse of CPBUS Census population estimatesCensus population estimatesPoisson regression modelsCPB useHospital mortalityOperative mortalityComorbid patientsSurgical managementBypass usePericarditisMortality ratePatientsPericardiectomyCohortNational trendsMortality