Effect of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair on the Volume-Outcome Relationship in Aneurysm Repair
Effect of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair on the Volume-Outcome Relationship in Aneurysm Repair
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DOI:
10.1161/circoutcomes.109.848465
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发表时间:
2009-11-01
影响因子:
6.9
通讯作者:
Thompson, Matt M.
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作者:
Holt, Peter J. E.;Poloniecki, Jan D.;Thompson, Matt M.
Background-We aim to quantify the relationship between the annual caseload (volume) and outcome from elective endovascular (EVR) or open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) in England between 2005 and 2007.Methods and Results-Individual patient data were obtained from the Hospital Episode Statistics. Statistical methods included multiple logistic regression models, mortality control charts, and safety plots to determine the nature of any relationship between volume and outcome. The case-mix between hospitals of different sizes was examined using observed and expected values for in-hospital mortality. Outcome measures included in-hospital mortality and hospital length of stay. Between 2005 and 2007, a total of 57 587 patients were admitted to hospitals in England with a diagnosis of AAA, and 11 574 underwent AAA repair. There were 7313 elective AAA repairs, of which 5668 (78%) were open and 1645 (22%) were EVR. In-hospital mortality rates were 5.63% for all elective AAA repairs with rates of 6.18% for open repair and 3.77% for EVR (odds ratio, 0.676; 95% CI, 0.501 to 0.913; P=0.011). High-volume aneurysm services were associated with significantly lower mortality rates overall (0.991; 0.988 to 0.994; P