Cost comparison of transcatheter and operative closures of ostium secundum atrial septal defects.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical outcomes for transcatheter and operative closures of atrial septal defects (ASDs) are similar. Economic cost for each method has not been well described.

Methods

A single-center retrospective cohort study of children and adults<30 years of age undergoing closure for single secundum ASD from January 1, 2007, to April 1, 2012, was performed to measure differences in inflation-adjusted cost of operative and transcatheter closures of ASD. A propensity score weight-adjusted multivariate regression model was used in an intention-to-treat analysis. Costs for reintervention and crossover admissions were included in primary analysis.

Results

A total of 244 subjects were included in the study (64% transcatheter and 36% operative), of which 2% (n = 5) were ≥1

SUBMITTER: O'Byrne ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4429255 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature