Hospital market concentration and the use of mechanical circulatory support devices in acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock
Vohra A, Jang S, Feldman D, Goyal P, Krishnan U, Sciria C, Cheung J, Kim L. Hospital market concentration and the use of mechanical circulatory support devices in acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock. BMC Health Services Research 2022, 22: 89. PMID: 35045849, PMCID: PMC8772168, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-07458-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHeart-Assist DevicesHospital MortalityHospitalsHumansIntra-Aortic Balloon PumpingMyocardial InfarctionShock, CardiogenicUnited StatesConceptsUse of MCSMechanical circulatory supportAMI-CSAcute myocardial infarctionCardiogenic shockCirculatory supportMyocardial infarctionMechanical circulatory support devicesPrimary study exposurePrimary study outcomeMultivariable logistic regressionNational Inpatient SampleCirculatory support devicesHospital mortalityBaseline characteristicsInpatient SampleMore frequent useSubgroup analysisCompetitive hospital marketsMultivariable regressionQuery patientsStudy exposurePatientsLogistic regressionStudy outcomes