Predicting Early Readmission Following PCI: A Work in Progress

Key Points Early hospital readmissions after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) are common and costly. From the NCDR CathPCI Registry and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a risk prediction model was generated using 14 clinical variables, demonstrating modest discrimination. Fut...

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Published in:Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions 2017-05, Vol.89 (6), p.964-965
Main Authors: Belardi, Jorge A., Albertal, Mariano
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Key Points Early hospital readmissions after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) are common and costly. From the NCDR CathPCI Registry and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a risk prediction model was generated using 14 clinical variables, demonstrating modest discrimination. Future research is needed to identify interventions aim to reduce early readmissions. The use of this risk model may help guide these interventions.
ISSN:1522-1946
1522-726X
DOI:10.1002/ccd.27070