Background
Bleeding post-PCI has been recognized to be a complication that has a high incidence of morbidity and mortality. Costs to the hospital associated with these complications are very high. Comparative effectiveness research seeks to evaluate safety, effectiveness and costs of healthcare products, therapies and services.
Methods
Memorial Regional Medical Center and St. Mary’s Hospital have submitted data to Premier since 2000. After applying inclusion criteria, total PCI procedures number 10,284 from January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2009. Trend analysis was used to understand clinically apparent bleeding rates with and without transfusion over time. Univariate analysis was used to identify characteristics that lead to bleeding or transfusion events. These complication rates were then applied to hospital length of stay, and associated costs were calculated.
Methods
Memorial Regional Medical Center and St. Mary’s Hospital have submitted data to Premier since 2000. After applying inclusion criteria, total PCI procedures number 10,284 from January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2009. Trend analysis was used to understand clinically apparent bleeding rates with and without transfusion over time. Univariate analysis was used to identify characteristics that lead to bleeding or transfusion events. These complication rates were then applied to hospital length of stay, and associated costs were calculated.
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