Readmissions After Carotid Artery Revascularization in the Medicare Population

[...]the top 10 causes of readmission accounted for only 50% of the readmissions, challenging practitioners who focus on only 1 area to take a close look at readmission rates in their own institutions. [...]the reader should be wary of drawing the conclusion that CAS is "higher risk" than...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2015-04, Vol.65 (14), p.1409-1410
Main Author: Katzen, Barry T., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Internal Medicine
Medicare
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Summary:[...]the top 10 causes of readmission accounted for only 50% of the readmissions, challenging practitioners who focus on only 1 area to take a close look at readmission rates in their own institutions. [...]the reader should be wary of drawing the conclusion that CAS is "higher risk" than is CEA because of the earlier mentioned issues; despite propensity scoring, there still may have been significant variations between the two groups.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2015.02.027