TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of hospital primary angioplasty volume in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with quality and outcomes
AU - Kumbhani, Dharam J.
AU - Cannon, Christopher P.
AU - Fonarow, Gregg C.
AU - Liang, Li
AU - Askari, Arman T.
AU - Peacock, W. Frank
AU - Peterson, Eric D.
AU - Bhatt, Deepak L.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Context: Earlier studies indicate an inverse relationship between hospital volume and mortality after primary angioplasty for patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, contemporary data are lacking. Objective: To assess the relationship between hospital primary angioplasty volume and outcomes and quality of care measures in patients presenting with STEMI. Design, Setting, and Patients: An observational analysis of data on 29 513 patients presenting with STEMI and undergoing primary angioplasty in the American Heart Association's Get With the Guidelines registry. Patients were treated between July 5, 2001, and December 31, 2007, at 166 angioplasty-capable hospitals across the United States. Hospitals were divided into tertiles (<36 procedures per year, 36-70 procedures per year, and >70 procedures per year) based on their annual primary angioplasty volume. Main Outcome Measures: Door-to-balloon (DTB) times, length of hospital stay, adherence with evidence-based quality of care measures, and in-hospital mortality. Results: Compared with low- and medium-volume centers, high-volume centers had better median DTB times (98 vs 90 vs 88 minutes, respectively; P for trend<.001). High-volume centers were more likely than low-volume centers to follow evidence-based guidelines at discharge. Length of stay was similar between the 3 groups (P for trend=.13). There was no significant difference in the crude mortality between the tertiles of volume (incidence rate, 3.9% vs 3.2% vs 3.0% for low-, medium-, and high-volume centers, respectively; P=.26 and P=.99 for low- and medium- vs high-volume hospitals, respectively). Sequential multivariable modeling using generalized estimating equations revealed no significant association between hospital primary angioplasty volume and in-hospital mortality (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 1.22; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.78-1.91; P=.38 and adjusted OR, 1.14; 95% CI, 0.78-1.66; P=.49 for low- and medium- vs high-volume hospitals, respectively). Conclusion: In a contemporary registry of patients with STEMI, higher-volume primary angioplasty centers vs lower-volume centers were associated with shorter DTB times and more use of evidence-based therapies, but not with adjusted in-hospital mortality or length of hospital stay.
AB - Context: Earlier studies indicate an inverse relationship between hospital volume and mortality after primary angioplasty for patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, contemporary data are lacking. Objective: To assess the relationship between hospital primary angioplasty volume and outcomes and quality of care measures in patients presenting with STEMI. Design, Setting, and Patients: An observational analysis of data on 29 513 patients presenting with STEMI and undergoing primary angioplasty in the American Heart Association's Get With the Guidelines registry. Patients were treated between July 5, 2001, and December 31, 2007, at 166 angioplasty-capable hospitals across the United States. Hospitals were divided into tertiles (<36 procedures per year, 36-70 procedures per year, and >70 procedures per year) based on their annual primary angioplasty volume. Main Outcome Measures: Door-to-balloon (DTB) times, length of hospital stay, adherence with evidence-based quality of care measures, and in-hospital mortality. Results: Compared with low- and medium-volume centers, high-volume centers had better median DTB times (98 vs 90 vs 88 minutes, respectively; P for trend<.001). High-volume centers were more likely than low-volume centers to follow evidence-based guidelines at discharge. Length of stay was similar between the 3 groups (P for trend=.13). There was no significant difference in the crude mortality between the tertiles of volume (incidence rate, 3.9% vs 3.2% vs 3.0% for low-, medium-, and high-volume centers, respectively; P=.26 and P=.99 for low- and medium- vs high-volume hospitals, respectively). Sequential multivariable modeling using generalized estimating equations revealed no significant association between hospital primary angioplasty volume and in-hospital mortality (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 1.22; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.78-1.91; P=.38 and adjusted OR, 1.14; 95% CI, 0.78-1.66; P=.49 for low- and medium- vs high-volume hospitals, respectively). Conclusion: In a contemporary registry of patients with STEMI, higher-volume primary angioplasty centers vs lower-volume centers were associated with shorter DTB times and more use of evidence-based therapies, but not with adjusted in-hospital mortality or length of hospital stay.
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U2 - 10.1001/jama.2009.1715
DO - 10.1001/jama.2009.1715
M3 - Article
C2 - 19934421
AN - SCOPUS:71849108140
SN - 0098-7484
VL - 302
SP - 2207
EP - 2213
JO - JAMA
JF - JAMA
IS - 20
ER -