In-Hospital Outcomes After Tricuspid Valve Surgery in the United States: Impact of Surgical Center Volumes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of institutional experience on postoperative outcomes among patients undergoing isolated or concomitant tricuspid valve operations is not well studied.

Objectives

The authors characterized the presence of a potential volume-outcome relationship between center-level cardiac valve procedural volume and risks of in-hospital mortality as well as resource utilization in a national cohort.

Methods

The 2016 to 2022 Nationwide Readmissions Database was reviewed to identify all adults undergoing isolated or concomitant tricuspid valve replacement or repair. A multivariable regression model was developed to evaluate mortality and hospitalization costs. Hospitals were categorized as high (HVH) or low volume based on explanatory analysis. The association of

SUBMITTER: Ali K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12925213 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature