Rates and predictors of hospital and emergency department care after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.
Rates and predictors of hospital and emergency department care after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.
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心房颤动导管消融术后医院和急诊科护理的发生率和预测因素。
DOI:
10.1111/jce.15841
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
Piccini,JonathanP
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Friedman,DanielJ;Freeman,JamesV;Wong,Charlene;Febre,Janice;Iglesias,Maximiliano;Khanna,Rahul;Piccini,JonathanP
IntroductionAlthough atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation has become increasingly safer, rehospitalization and emergency department (ED) evaluations can occur in the postablation period. Better understanding of the frequency, causes, and predictors for hospitalization and ED evaluation after ablation are needed, particularly as same‐day discharge programs expand.MethodsThe Optum Clinformatics database was used to define rates, causes, and predictors of hospital and ED care after AF ablation performed between January 2016 and May 2019. Primary outcomes were all‐cause hospital and ED care within 30 days of discharge. Independent predictors of all‐cause ED and hospital admissions care were determined via logistic regression.ResultsOf the 18 848 patients in this study, the mean age was 67.5 ± 10 years, 37.9% were female, and the mean CHA2DS2‐VASc score was 3.27 ± 1.84. Within 30 days of AF ablation, 1440 of 18 848 patients (7.6%) required hospital care of which 15% had >1 admission; 7.9% required ED care of which 28.6% had >1 ED visit. The most common reasons for hospital admission (which occurred on average 12.3 days after discharge) were supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) or AF (33.2%), heart failure (12.7%), and infection (12.2%). The most common reasons for ED care were SVT/AF (15.0%), noncardiac chest pain (13.3%), and noninfectious respiratory illness (12.2%). Age, female sex, ablation in an inpatient setting, and co‐morbidities were associated with increased risk of rehospitalization. Age, female sex, patient comorbidities, and non‐use of direct oral anticoagulation were associated with increased risk of ED visit.ConclusionApproximately 7%–8% of patients require unplanned hospitalization or ED care after AF ablation, most commonly due to SVT/AF. Predictors of unscheduled care include patient age, sex, and several patient comorbidities. This study can inform quality improvement initiatives by identifying common causes for unscheduled care.