Institutional Variation in 30-Day Complications Following Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation.

ABSTRACT: Background Complications are a measure of procedural quality, yet variation in complication rates following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) among hospitals has not been systematically examined. We examined institutional variation in the risk-standardized 30-day complication rates (RSCRs) following AF ablation which may suggest variation in care quality. Methods and Results This cohort study included all patients >18 years old undergoing AF ablations from 2012 to 2017 in Australia and New Zealand. The primary outcome was procedure-related complications occurring during the hospital stay and within 30 days of hospital discharge. We estimated the hospital-specific risk-standardized complication rates using a hierarchical generalized linear model. A total of 25 237 patients (mean

SUBMITTER: Ngo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9245833 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature