Ian Lindsay1, Farnoosh Nik-Ahd2, Jamil A Aboulhosn1, Jeremy P Moore1. 1. Ahmanson-UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 2. David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Electrophysiologic (EP) and structural interventions in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) are typically completed during separate hospital encounters. With planning/coordination, these cases can be combined. OBJECTIVES: We hypothesized that this integrated approach would yield patient and health system benefits. METHODS: Consecutive ACHD patients undergoing combined interventions were matched to controls with identical but separate procedures. Primary endpoints of total hospital length of stay and cost were compared. RESULTS: Sixty-six combined cases and 120 controls were identified (45% male, mean age 36.2 ± 14.2 years). The most common diagnoses were Fontan (27%), tetralogy of Fallot (23%), and transposition complexes (20%). The most common EP procedure was catheter ablation (n = 30) followed by electrophysiologic study (n = 13); the most common structural intervention was transcatheter valve replacement (n = 16) followed by angioplasty/stenting (n = 14). Compared to controls, cases showed shorter anesthesia duration (323 [IQR 238-405] vs. 355 minutes [270-498], P = 0.06), smaller contrast dose (130 [50-189] vs. 177 mL [94-228], P = 0.045), fewer venipunctures (4 [3-4] vs. 6 [5-7], P < 0.001), and fewer work days missed (2 [2-5] vs. 4 [4-6], P < 0.001). There was shorter hospital stay (30 [19-35] vs. 38 hours [26-50], P = 0.023) and a 37% reduction in hospital charges ($117,894 vs. $187,648; P = 0.039) and 27% reduction in payments ($65,757 vs. $88,859; P = 0.016), persisting after adjustment for group differences. There were no significant differences in number of complications or efficacy. CONCLUSIONS: There appear to be advantages to combining ACHD interventional procedures that include reductions in hospital length of stay and cost, without detectable difference in procedural outcome. Published 2018. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the U.S.A.
BACKGROUND: Electrophysiologic (EP) and structural interventions in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) are typically completed during separate hospital encounters. With planning/coordination, these cases can be combined. OBJECTIVES: We hypothesized that this integrated approach would yield patient and health system benefits. METHODS: Consecutive ACHD patients undergoing combined interventions were matched to controls with identical but separate procedures. Primary endpoints of total hospital length of stay and cost were compared. RESULTS: Sixty-six combined cases and 120 controls were identified (45% male, mean age 36.2 ± 14.2 years). The most common diagnoses were Fontan (27%), tetralogy of Fallot (23%), and transposition complexes (20%). The most common EP procedure was catheter ablation (n = 30) followed by electrophysiologic study (n = 13); the most common structural intervention was transcatheter valve replacement (n = 16) followed by angioplasty/stenting (n = 14). Compared to controls, cases showed shorter anesthesia duration (323 [IQR 238-405] vs. 355 minutes [270-498], P = 0.06), smaller contrast dose (130 [50-189] vs. 177 mL [94-228], P = 0.045), fewer venipunctures (4 [3-4] vs. 6 [5-7], P < 0.001), and fewer work days missed (2 [2-5] vs. 4 [4-6], P < 0.001). There was shorter hospital stay (30 [19-35] vs. 38 hours [26-50], P = 0.023) and a 37% reduction in hospital charges ($117,894 vs. $187,648; P = 0.039) and 27% reduction in payments ($65,757 vs. $88,859; P = 0.016), persisting after adjustment for group differences. There were no significant differences in number of complications or efficacy. CONCLUSIONS: There appear to be advantages to combining ACHD interventional procedures that include reductions in hospital length of stay and cost, without detectable difference in procedural outcome. Published 2018. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the U.S.A.
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