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Published on: February 10, 2023

Evaluating preventable adverse safety events after elective lower extremity procedures.

Todd R Vogel1, Viktor Y Dombrovskiy, Paul B Haser

  • 1UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, The Surgical Outcomes Research Group, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0019, USA. vogelto@umdnj.edu

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|June 4, 2011
PubMed
Summary

Patient safety indicators (PSIs) in lower extremity vascular procedures show higher rates in endovascular interventions, particularly bleeding complications in women and the elderly. These adverse events increase costs and occur more in teaching hospitals.

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Published on: February 10, 2023

Area of Science:

  • Vascular Surgery
  • Patient Safety
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Patient safety is a national priority, with Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) used to identify preventable adverse events.
  • No prior studies have evaluated PSIs in lower extremity (LE) vascular procedures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the occurrence of PSIs in elective lower extremity angioplasty (endo) versus bypass (open) procedures.
  • To identify predictors and outcomes associated with PSIs in LE vascular interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2003-2007) for 226,501 elective LE interventions (104,491 endo, 122,010 open).
  • Statistical analysis using chi-squared and logistic regression to assess PSI rates, predictors, and outcomes.

Main Results:

  • Overall PSI rates were 7.74% for open and 8.51% for endovascular procedures (P < .0001).
  • Postoperative hemorrhage/hematoma (PSI9) was a predominant PSI in endovascular cases, associated with a threefold increase in mortality.
  • Predictors of PSIs included advanced age, female sex, black race, congestive heart failure, diabetes, renal failure, teaching hospital status, and larger hospital size.
  • PSIs significantly increased costs ($28,387 vs $13,278; P < .0001).

Conclusions:

  • Endovascular procedures had lower mortality but higher PSI rates, mainly due to bleeding in women and the elderly.
  • PSIs are linked to demographic factors (age, race) and comorbidities.
  • Adverse events increase healthcare costs and are more prevalent in teaching and large hospitals, suggesting a need for organizational analysis to improve safety and reduce costs.