Alexander C Fanaroff1, Pearl Zakroysky2, David Dai2, Daniel Wojdyla2, Matthew W Sherwood3, Matthew T Roe4, Tracy Y Wang4, Eric D Peterson4, Hitinder S Gurm5, Mauricio G Cohen6, John C Messenger7, Sunil V Rao8. 1. Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Electronic address: alexander.fanaroff@duke.edu. 2. Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. 3. Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; Division of Cardiology, Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia. 4. Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. 5. Division of Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 6. Cardiovascular Division, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida. 7. Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado. 8. Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Professional guidelines have reduced the recommended minimum number to an average of 50 percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures performed annually by each operator. Operator volume patterns and associated outcomes since this change are unknown. OBJECTIVES: The authors describe herein PCI operator procedure volumes; characteristics of low-, intermediate-, and high-volume operators; and the relationship between operator volume and clinical outcomes in a large, contemporary, nationwide sample. METHODS: Using data from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry collected between July 1, 2009, and March 31, 2015, we examined operator annual PCI volume. We divided operators into low- (<50 PCIs per year), intermediate- (50 to 100 PCIs per year), and high- (>100 PCIs per year) volume groups, and determined the adjusted association between annual PCI volume and in-hospital outcomes, including mortality. RESULTS: The median annual number of procedures performed per operator was 59; 44% of operators performed <50 PCI procedures per year. Low-volume operators more frequently performed emergency and primary PCI procedures and practiced at hospitals with lower annual PCI volumes. Unadjusted in-hospital mortality was 1.86% for low-volume operators, 1.73% for intermediate-volume operators, and 1.48% for high-volume operators. The adjusted risk of in-hospital mortality was higher for PCI procedures performed by low- and intermediate-volume operators compared with those performed by high-volume operators (adjusted odds ratio: 1.16 for low versus high; adjusted odds ratio: 1.05 for intermediate vs. high volume) as was the risk for new dialysis post PCI. No volume relationship was observed for post-PCI bleeding. CONCLUSIONS: Many PCI operators in the United States are performing fewer than the recommended number of PCI procedures annually. Although absolute risk differences are small and may be partially explained by unmeasured differences in case mix between operators, there remains an inverse relationship between PCI operator volume and in-hospital mortality that persisted in risk-adjusted analyses.
BACKGROUND: Professional guidelines have reduced the recommended minimum number to an average of 50 percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures performed annually by each operator. Operator volume patterns and associated outcomes since this change are unknown. OBJECTIVES: The authors describe herein PCI operator procedure volumes; characteristics of low-, intermediate-, and high-volume operators; and the relationship between operator volume and clinical outcomes in a large, contemporary, nationwide sample. METHODS: Using data from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry collected between July 1, 2009, and March 31, 2015, we examined operator annual PCI volume. We divided operators into low- (<50 PCIs per year), intermediate- (50 to 100 PCIs per year), and high- (>100 PCIs per year) volume groups, and determined the adjusted association between annual PCI volume and in-hospital outcomes, including mortality. RESULTS: The median annual number of procedures performed per operator was 59; 44% of operators performed <50 PCI procedures per year. Low-volume operators more frequently performed emergency and primary PCI procedures and practiced at hospitals with lower annual PCI volumes. Unadjusted in-hospital mortality was 1.86% for low-volume operators, 1.73% for intermediate-volume operators, and 1.48% for high-volume operators. The adjusted risk of in-hospital mortality was higher for PCI procedures performed by low- and intermediate-volume operators compared with those performed by high-volume operators (adjusted odds ratio: 1.16 for low versus high; adjusted odds ratio: 1.05 for intermediate vs. high volume) as was the risk for new dialysis post PCI. No volume relationship was observed for post-PCI bleeding. CONCLUSIONS: Many PCI operators in the United States are performing fewer than the recommended number of PCI procedures annually. Although absolute risk differences are small and may be partially explained by unmeasured differences in case mix between operators, there remains an inverse relationship between PCI operator volume and in-hospital mortality that persisted in risk-adjusted analyses.
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