• J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. · Oct 2014

    National trends in the utilization of short-term mechanical circulatory support: incidence, outcomes, and cost analysis.

    • Robert Stretch, Christopher M Sauer, David D Yuh, and Pramod Bonde.
    • Bonde Artificial Heart Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
    • J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2014 Oct 7; 64 (14): 1407-15.

    BackgroundThe number of alternatives to intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in the treatment of anticipated and established acute circulatory failure is growing. Despite the clinical importance and significant cost of short-term mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices, the state of their present use has not been analyzed on a national scale.ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to characterize the demographics, treatment practices, survival rates, and cost of short-term MCS.MethodsIn this serial cross-sectional study, we analyzed all adult patients receiving short-term MCS in the United States from 2004 to 2011 by using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project.ResultsFrom 2007 to 2011, use of percutaneous devices for short-term MCS increased by 1,511% compared with a 101% increase in nonpercutaneous devices. Mortality rates declined over this period (p for trend = 0.027) from 41.1% in 2004 to 2007 to 33.4% in 2008 to 2011. A similar trend was observed for the subset of patients with cardiogenic shock, decreasing from 51.6% to 43.1% (p for trend = 0.012). Hospital costs also declined over this period (p for trend = 0.011). Multivariable analysis revealed balloon pumps (odds ratio [OR]: 2.00; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.58 to 2.52), coagulopathy (OR: 2.35; 95% CI: 1.88 to 2.94), and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (OR: 3.50; 95% CI: 2.20 to 5.57) before short-term MCS were among the most significant predictors of mortality.ConclusionsUse of short-term MCS in the United States has increased rapidly, whereas rates of in-hospital mortality have decreased. These changes have taken place in the context of declining hospital costs associated with short-term MCS.Copyright © 2014 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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