Cost reduction associated with transradial access in percutaneous coronary intervention: A report from a Japanese nationwide registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is increasingly performed via transradial access (TRA). This study aimed to investigate the clinical and economic benefits of TRA compared with transfemoral access (TFA) under universal healthcare coverage system in Japan.

Methods

A total of 36,153 patients (acute coronary syndrome [ACS], 15,266; stable ischemic heart disease [SIHD], 20,052) across 714 institutions in the Japanese nationwide PCI registry (J-PCI) in 2015 were analyzed (mean age 69.9 ± 11.1 years and 23.6% female). Cost was defined as the total amount of healthcare resources used to care for the patient during hospitalization. Propensity score matching analysis was conducted to balance the baseline characteristics of patients undergoing TRA and TFA.

Findin

SUBMITTER: Shoji S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9391571 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature