TCT-856 Comparative initial cost and length of stay for transcatheter and surgical Pulmonic valve replacement: insights from a National Database

Salvage cases were excluded by removing patients with cardiogenic shock from the analysis. Conclusion Our results from a large US national inpatient database suggest that the length of stay reduction is indeed true for TPVR as compared to SPVR but there may not be a reduction in initial hospital cos...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2017-10, Vol.70 (18), p.B272-B273
Main Authors: Chatterjee, Arka, Bhatia, Nirmanmoh, Cribbs, Marc, Agarwal, Manyoo, Mohananey, Divyanshu, Agrawal, Sahil, Mukherjee, Amrita, Law, Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cardiology
Patient admissions
Surgery
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Summary:Salvage cases were excluded by removing patients with cardiogenic shock from the analysis. Conclusion Our results from a large US national inpatient database suggest that the length of stay reduction is indeed true for TPVR as compared to SPVR but there may not be a reduction in initial hospital cost.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2017.09.683