Association Between Hospital Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Volume and 30-Day Readmissions
Document Type
Abstract
Publication Date
May 2017
DOI
10.1002/ccd.27053
Journal Title
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Department
Medicine
Second Department
Surgery
Abstract
Background: The association between institutional transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) volume and readmissions has not been examined. Methods: We used the 2014 Nationwide Readmissions Database to identify hospitals with established TAVR programs (performed at least 5 TAVRs in the first quarter of 2014). Based on the annual TAVR volume, hospitals were classified as low (
Recommended Citation
Kolte, D., Khera, S., Gupta, T., Goldsweig, A., Velagapudi, P., Aronow, W. S., Tang, G., Fonarow, G., Bhatt, D., Aronow, H., Gordon, P., Sharaf, B., & Abbott, J. (2017). Association Between Hospital Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Volume and 30-Day Readmissions. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 89 (Suppl. S2), S5-S6. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.27053
