Comparison of perioperative costs with fast-track vs standard endovascular aneurysm repair.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Perioperative health care utilization and costs in patients undergoing elective fast-track vs standard endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) remain unclear.

Methods

The fast-track EVAR group included patients treated with a 14 Fr stent graft, bilateral percutaneous access, no general anesthesia or intensive care monitoring, and next-day hospital discharge. The standard EVAR group was identified from Medicare administrative claims using a matching algorithm to adjust for imbalances in patient characteristics. Hospital outcomes included operating room time, intensive care monitoring, hospital stay, secondary interventions, and major adverse events (MAEs). Perioperative outcomes occurring from hospital discharge to 30 days postdischarge included MAE, secondary interven

SUBMITTER: Krajcer Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6731968 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature