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Short-term Deaths After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Discharge: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Hospital

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Many percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) deaths occur after hospital discharge, especially in lower-risk patients. Monitoring post-discharge outcomes is crucial for accurate PCI quality assessment and public reporting.

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  • Health Services Research
  • Quality Improvement

Background:

  • Post-procedural mortality following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is not well understood.
  • A significant proportion of deaths occur after patient discharge, impacting quality metrics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the implications of including 30-day deaths after discharge in quality measures for PCI.
  • To analyze patient risk factors and hospital mortality rates before and after discharge.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the New York State PCI registry for data from January 2015 to November 2017.
  • Examined patient risk factors and hospital risk-adjusted 30-day mortality (in-hospital and post-discharge).

Main Results:

  • 1.55% of PCI patients (2121) died within 30 days; 34.4% (730) of these deaths occurred post-discharge.
  • Among non-emergency cases, 56% of 30-day deaths happened after discharge.
  • Hospital mortality outliers showed limited overlap between in-hospital and total (in-hospital plus post-discharge) measures.

Conclusions:

  • A substantial percentage of early deaths post-PCI occur after discharge, particularly in lower-risk individuals.
  • Including post-discharge deaths significantly impacts hospital risk-adjusted mortality assessments and quality reporting.
  • Careful consideration of the benefits and drawbacks of including these deaths in quality metrics is essential.