Thirty-Day Unplanned Readmissions Following Elective and Acute Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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BACKGROUND: Prior studies have reported a high rate of unplanned readmissions following acute percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Data outside the USA comparing 30-day unplanned readmissions following elective PCI to those who undergo acute PCI remain limited.

METHODS: Patients who underwent a PCI procedure in Australia and New Zealand between 2010 and 2015 were included. We determined the rates, causes and predictors of 30-day unplanned readmissions, as well as rates of repeat revascularisation procedures, for patients who underwent an elective or acute PCI. Predictors of readmissions were identified using logistic regression.

RESULTS: A total of 199,686 PCI encounters were included, of which 74,890 (37.5%) were elective and 124,796 (62.5%) were acute procedures. Overall, 10.6% of patients had at least one unplanned readmission within 30 days of discharge with lower rates following elective PCI (7.0%) compared to acute PCI (12.7%) (p<0.01). Non-specific chest pain was the commonest cause of readmission after elective and acute PCI, accounting for 20.7% and 21.5% of readmission diagnoses, respectively. Readmissions for acute myocardial infarction (13.0% vs 4.6%, p<0.01) and heart failure (6.5% vs 3.3%, p<0.01) were higher following acute PCI compared to elective PCI. Among readmitted patients, 16.7% had a coronary catheterisation, 12.2% had a PCI and 0.7% had coronary artery bypass surgery. Multivariable predictors of 30-day unplanned readmission included female sex and comorbidities such as heart failure, metastatic disease, chronic lung disease and renal failure (p<0.0001 for all).

CONCLUSIONS: Unplanned readmissions following elective or acute PCI are high. Clinical and quality-control measures are required to prevent avoidable readmissions in both settings.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

Heart, lung & circulation - 32(2023), 5 vom: 24. Mai, Seite 619-628

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nguyen, Mau T [VerfasserIn]
Ali, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Ngo, Linh [VerfasserIn]
Ellis, Chris [VerfasserIn]
Psaltis, Peter J [VerfasserIn]
Ranasinghe, Isuru [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Atherosclerosis
Coronary artery disease
Elective
Journal Article
Percutaneous coronary intervention
Readmission

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Date Completed 15.05.2023

Date Revised 15.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.hlc.2023.02.013

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NLM355087960