National Trends in Use and Outcomes of Pulmonary Artery Catheters Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 1999-2013
Ikuta K, Wang Y, Robinson A, Ahmad T, Krumholz HM, Desai NR. National Trends in Use and Outcomes of Pulmonary Artery Catheters Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 1999-2013. JAMA Cardiology 2017, 2: 908-913. PMID: 28593267, PMCID: PMC5815078, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.1670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCatheterization, Swan-GanzCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesDisease ManagementFemaleHeart FailureHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansLength of StayMaleMedicareMortalityMyocardial InfarctionPulmonary ArteryRespiratory InsufficiencyUnited StatesVascular Access DevicesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionLength of stayPAC usePAC placementRespiratory failureHeart failureMyocardial infarctionClinical conditionsPulmonary artery catheter useNational trendsCross-sectional cohort studyStudy periodKey clinical conditionsMedicaid Services inpatientHeart failure admissionsPulmonary artery catheterClinical Modification codesSociodemographic groupsUnique Medicare beneficiariesLack of benefitRace/ethnicityService inpatientsHospital mortalityCatheter useArtery catheter