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Percutaneous coronary intervention without onsite cardiac surgery.

Lars Lindholm Sørensen¹, Lars Kjøller-Hansen, Gunnar Vagn Hagemann Jensen

¹Department of Cardiology, Roskilde Hospital, Denmark.

Danish Medical Bulletin

|November 9, 2010

Summary

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) without onsite cardiac surgery is safe and effective, reducing treatment times and healthcare costs. This approach improved patient outcomes and quality of life.

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Area of Science:

Cardiovascular Medicine
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Health Services Research

Background:

Concerns exist regarding the safety and quality of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) performed without onsite cardiac surgery.
This study presents the outcomes of the first Danish center to offer PCI without onsite cardiac surgery.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of performing PCI without onsite cardiac surgery.
To assess the impact on treatment latency, mortality, major adverse cardiovascular events, symptom relief, and quality of life.

Main Methods:

A total of 245 patients underwent 254 elective PCIs over a six-month period.
Outcomes measured included treatment latency, healthcare costs, mortality, MACE, symptom relief, and quality of life at six-month follow-up.

Main Results:

Median treatment latency significantly reduced for both stable and unstable disease patients (p < 0.05).
Healthcare costs decreased by 4,246,652 DKK.
Six-month mortality was 0.0% (stable) and 1.4% (unstable), lower than predicted scores.
No patients required emergency bypass surgery; angina improved in 92% and quality of life in 73%.

Conclusions:

Performing PCI without onsite cardiac surgery is safe and feasible.
This model of care enhances quality of care and significantly reduces healthcare costs.
Patient-reported outcomes, including symptom relief and quality of life, were excellent.