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Sengupta A, Gauvreau K, Kohlsaat K, Lee JM, Mayer JE, Del Nido PJ, Nathan M. Prognostic utility of a novel risk prediction model of 1-year mortality in patients surviving to discharge after surgery for congenital or acquired heart disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2024; 167:454-463.e6. [PMID: 37160220 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 04/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to develop a novel risk prediction model of 1-year mortality after congenital heart surgery that accounts for clinical, anatomic, echocardiographic, and socioeconomic factors. METHODS This was a single-center, retrospective review of consecutive index operations for congenital or acquired heart disease, from January 2011 to January 2021, among patients with known survival status at 1 year after discharge from the index hospitalization. The primary outcome was postdischarge mortality at 1 year. Variables of interest included age, prematurity, noncardiac anomalies or syndromes, the Childhood Opportunity Index, primary procedure, major adverse postoperative complications, and the Residual Lesion Score. Logistic regression was used to develop a weighted risk score for the primary outcome. Internal validation using a bootstrap-resampling approach was performed. RESULTS Of 10,412 consecutive operations for congenital or acquired heart disease, 8808 (84.6%) cases met entry criteria, including survival to discharge. There were 190 (2.2%) deaths at 1 year postdischarge. A weighted risk score was formulated on the basis of the variables in the final risk prediction model, which included all aforementioned risk factors of interest. This model had a C-statistic of 0.82 (95% confidence interval, 0.80-0.85). The median risk score was 6 (interquartile range, 4-8) points. Patients were categorized as low (score 0-5), medium (score 6-10), high (score 11-15), or very high (score 16-20) risk. The expected probability of mortality was 0.4% ± 0.2%, 2.0% ± 1.1%, 10.1% ± 5.0%, and 36.6% ± 9.6% for low-risk, medium-risk, high-risk, and very high-risk patients, respectively. CONCLUSIONS A risk prediction model of 1-year mortality may guide prognostication and follow-up of patients after discharge after surgery for congenital or acquired heart disease.
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- Aditya Sengupta
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
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Potts BK, Pelletier JH, Rawdon L, Forbes ML. Short stay unit led by pediatric hospital medicine advanced practice providers. J Hosp Med 2024; 19:83-91. [PMID: 38151792 DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND In response to a critical pediatric bed shortage in 2022, an urgent process change was required to provide safe and timely medical care. We proposed a pilot for an advanced practice provider (APP)-run short stay unit (SSU) for select pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) patients. OBJECTIVE To compare length of stay (LOS) and cost before and after implementation of a PHM APP-led SSU pilot at a tertiary pediatric hospital. DESIGNS, SETTINGS, AND PARTICIPANTS Single-center prospective pilot observational cohort study with historical control. Observation encounters for patients with asthma, bronchiolitis, croup, and dehydration were included. INTERVENTION An independent-practice model SSU staffed by APPs on the PHM service. MAIN OUTCOME AND MEASURES SSU encounters (September 1, 2022-December 1, 2022) were compared against pre-SSU encounters (September 1, 2021-August 31, 2022). Cohorts were described with summary statistics. SSU encounters were matched against pre-SSU encounters based on demographics and diagnosis, and the average effect of treatment was calculated. LOS was abstracted from the enterprise data warehouse and standardized unit cost from the Pediatric Health Information Systems database. RESULTS There were 1110 encounters included, 155 in the SSU cohort and 955 in the pre-SSU cohort: 24.2% asthma, 30.8% bronchiolitis, 8.3% croup, and 36.7% dehydration. Median (interquartile range) unit LOS decreased from 21 (16-26) to 18 (10-22) h, p < .001. Cost decreased from $3593 ($3031-$4560) to $2958 ($2278-$3856), p < .001. After matching, the average treatment effect was reduction of 3.88 h (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.91-5.85) and $593 (95% CI $348-$839). There were no significant differences in 7-day ED revisit rates.
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- Brittany K Potts
- Division of Hospital Medicine, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA
- Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio, USA
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- Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio, USA
- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA
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- Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio, USA
- Rebecca D. Considine Research Institute, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA
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Gilley SP, Ta A, Pryor W, Roper B, Erickson M, Fenton LZ, Tchou MJ, Cotter JM, Moore JM. What Do We C in Children With Scurvy? A Case Series Focused on Musculoskeletal Symptoms. Hosp Pediatr 2024; 14:e98-e103. [PMID: 38234212 DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2023-007336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Vitamin C deficiency in children commonly presents with musculoskeletal symptoms such as gait disturbance, refusal to bear weight, and bone or joint pain. We aimed to identify features that could facilitate early diagnosis of scurvy and estimate the cost of care for patients with musculoskeletal symptoms related to scurvy. METHODS We conducted a retrospective chart review of patients at a single site with diagnostic codes for vitamin C deficiency, ascorbic acid deficiency, or scurvy. Medical records were reviewed to identify characteristics including presenting symptoms, medical history, and diagnostic workup. The Pediatric Health Information System was used to estimate diagnostic and hospitalization costs for each patient. RESULTS We identified 47 patients with a diagnosis of scurvy, 49% of whom had a neurodevelopmental disorder. Sixteen of the 47 had musculoskeletal symptoms and were the focus of the cost analysis. Three of the 16 had moderate or severe malnutrition, and 3 had overweight or obesity. Six patients presented to an emergency department for care, 11 were managed inpatient, and 3 required critical care. Diagnostic workups included MRI, computed tomography, echocardiogram, endoscopy, lumbar puncture, and/or EEG. Across all patients evaluated, the cost of emergency department utilization, imaging studies, diagnostic procedures, and hospitalization totaled $470 144 (median $14 137 per patient). CONCLUSIONS Children across the BMI spectrum, particularly those with neurodevelopmental disorders, can develop vitamin C deficiency. Increased awareness of scurvy and its signs and symptoms, particularly musculoskeletal manifestations, may reduce severe disease, limit adverse effects related to unnecessary tests/treatments, and facilitate high-value care.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sections of Nutrition
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Digestive Health Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Departments of Radiology
- Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Orthopedics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
- Department of Orthopedics, University of Texas, Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Orthopedics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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Sengupta A, Gauvreau K, Kaza A, Hoganson D, Del Nido PJ, Nathan M. Timing of reintervention influences survival and resource utilization following first-stage palliation of single ventricle heart disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023; 165:436-446. [PMID: 35961880 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Outcomes after first-stage palliation of single-ventricle heart disease are influenced by many factors, including the presence of residual lesions requiring reintervention. However, there is a dearth of information regarding the optimal timing of reintervention. We assessed if earlier reintervention would be favorably associated with in-hospital outcomes among patients requiring unplanned reinterventions after the Norwood operation. METHODS This was a single-center, retrospective review of all patients who underwent the Norwood procedure from January 1997 to November 2017 and required a predischarge unplanned surgical or transcatheter reintervention on 1 or more subcomponent areas repaired at the index operation. Outcomes of interest included in-hospital mortality or transplant, postoperative hospital length of stay, and inpatient cost. Associations between timing of reintervention and outcomes were assessed using logistic regression (mortality or transplant) or generalized linear models (postoperative hospital length of stay and cost), adjusting for baseline patient-related and procedural factors. RESULTS Of 500 patients who underwent the Norwood operation, 92 (18.4%) required an unplanned reintervention. Median time to reintervention was 12 days (interquartile range, 5-35 days). There were 31 (33.7%) deaths or transplants, median postoperative hospital length of stay was 49 days (interquartile range, 32-87 days), and median cost was $328,000 (interquartile range, $204,000-$464,000). On multivariable analysis, each 5-day increase in time to reintervention increased the odds of mortality or transplant by 20% (odds ratio, 1.2; 95% confidence interval, 1.1-1.3; P = .004). Longer time to reintervention was also significantly associated with greater postoperative hospital length of stay (P < .001) and higher cost (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS For patients requiring predischarge unplanned reinterventions after the Norwood operation, earlier reintervention is associated with improved in-hospital transplant-free survival and resource use.
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- Aditya Sengupta
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
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Intraoperative Technical Performance Score Predicts Outcomes After Congenital Cardiac Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2023; 115:471-477. [PMID: 35595087 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.04.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The utility of the intraoperative technical performance score (IO-TPS) in predicting outcomes after congenital cardiac surgery remains unknown. METHODS Data from patients undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease from January 2011 to December 2019 at a single institution were retrospectively reviewed. Intraoperative echocardiograms were used to assign IO-TPS for each index operation (class 1, no residua; class 2, minor residua; class 3, major residua). The primary outcome was a composite of in-hospital mortality, transplant, unplanned reintervention in the anatomic area of repair, and new permanent pacemaker implantation. Secondary outcomes included postdischarge (late) mortality or transplant and unplanned reintervention. Associations between IO-TPS and outcomes were assessed using logistic (primary) and Cox or competing risk (secondary) models, adjusting for preoperative patient- and procedure-related covariates. RESULTS The primary outcome was observed in 784 (11.5%) of 6793 patients who met entry criteria. On multivariable analysis, IO-TPS was a significant predictor of the primary outcome (class 2: odds ratio, 1.7 [95% CI, 1.4-2.0; P < .001]; class 3: odds ratio, 6.0 [95% CI, 4.0-8.9; P < .001]). Among 6661 transplant-free survivors of hospital discharge observed for up to 10.5 years, there were 185 (2.8%) deaths or transplants and 1171 (17.6%) reinterventions. Class 3 patients had a greater adjusted risk of late mortality or transplant (hazard ratio, 2.2; 95% CI, 1.2-4.2; P = .012) and late reintervention (subdistribution hazard ratio, 2.5; 95% CI, 1.8-3.3; P < .001) vs class 1 patients. CONCLUSIONS IO-TPS is significantly associated with adverse early and late outcomes after congenital heart surgery and may serve as an important adjunct for self-assessment and quality improvement.
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O'Byrne ML, Wilensky R, Glatz AC. Incorporating economic analysis in interventional cardiology research. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 101:122-130. [PMID: 36480805 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Evaluative research in interventional cardiology has focused on clinical and technical outcomes. Inclusion of economic data can enhance evaluative research by quantifying the relative economic burden incurred by different therapies. When combined with clinical outcomes, cost data can provide a measure of value (e.g., marginal cost-effectiveness). In some select situations, cost data can also be used as surrogates for complexity of care and morbidity. In this narrative review, we aim to provide a framework for the application of cost data in clinical trials and observational research, detailing how to incorporate this kind of data into interventional cardiology research.
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- Michael L O'Byrne
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology and Clinical Futures, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Leonard Davis Institute For Healthcare Economics, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Center for Cardiovascular Outcomes, Quality, and Evaluative Research, Perelman School of Medicine, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Center for Cardiovascular Outcomes, Quality, and Evaluative Research, Perelman School of Medicine, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, The Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Washington University School of Medicine, and St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Lai KC, Lorch SA. Healthcare Costs of Major Morbidities Associated with Prematurity in US Children's Hospitals. J Pediatr 2022; 256:53-62.e4. [PMID: 36509157 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.11.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the healthcare costs attributed to major morbidities associated with prematurity, namely, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), intraventricular hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), and nosocomial infections. STUDY DESIGN This was a retrospective analysis of infants born at 24-30 weeks of gestation, admitted to children's hospitals in the Pediatric Health Information System between 2009 and 2018. Charges were adjusted by geographical price index, converted to costs using cost-to-charge ratios, inflated to 2018 US$, and total costs were accumulated for the initial hospitalization. Quantile regressions, which are less prone to bias from extreme outliers, were used to examine the incremental costs attributed to each morbidity across the entire cost distribution, including the median. RESULTS There were 19 232 patients from 30 children's hospitals who were eligible. Higher costs were seen in lower gestational age, more severe morbidity, and those with higher number of comorbidities. Patients with surgical NEC, severe ROP, and severe BPD were the costliest with median total costs of $430 860, $413 825, and $399 495, respectively. Quantile regressions showed surgical NEC had the highest adjusted median incremental total cost ($48 621; 95% CI, $39 617-$57 626) followed by severe BPD ($35 773; 95% CI, $32 018-$39 528) and severe ROP ($22 561; 95% CI, $16 699-$28 423). Quantile regressions also revealed that surgical NEC, severe BPD, and severe ROP had increasing incremental costs at higher total cost percentiles, indicating these morbidities have a greater cost impact on the costliest patients. CONCLUSIONS Severe BPD, surgical NEC, and severe ROP are the costliest morbidities and contribute the most incremental costs especially for the higher costs patients.
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- Kuan-Chi Lai
- Division of Neonatology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Division of Neonatology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
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- Division of Neonatology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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Synhorst DC, Hall M, Macy ML, Bettenhausen JL, Markham JL, Shah SS, Moretti A, Raval MV, Tian Y, Russell H, Hartley J, Morse R, Gay JC. Financial Implications of Short Stay Pediatric Hospitalizations. Pediatrics 2022; 149:185686. [PMID: 35355068 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-052907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Observation status (OBS) stays incur similar costs to low-acuity, short-stay inpatient (IP) hospitalizations. Despite this, payment for OBS is likely less and may represent a financial liability for children's hospitals. Thus, we described the financial outcomes associated with OBS stays compared to similar IP stays by hospital and payer. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of clinically similar pediatric OBS and IP encounters at 15 hospitals contributing to the revenue management program in 2017. Clinical and demographic characteristics were described. For each hospitalization, the cost coverage ratio (CCR) was calculated by dividing revenue by estimated cost of hospitalization. Differences in CCR were evaluated using Wilcoxon rank sum tests and results were stratified by billing designation and payer. CCR for OBS and IP stays were compared by institution, and the estimated increase in revenue by billing OBS stays as IP was calculated. RESULTS OBS was assigned to 70 981 (56.9%) of 124 789 hospitalizations. Use of OBS varied across hospitals (8%-86%). For included hospitalizations, OBS stays were more likely than IP stays to result in financial loss (57.0% vs 35.7%). OBS stays paid by public payer had the lowest median CCR (0.6; interquartile range [IQR], 0.2-0.9). Paying OBS stays at the median IP rates would have increased revenue by $167 million across the 15 hospitals. CONCLUSIONS OBS stays were significantly more likely to result in poor financial outcomes than similar IP stays. Costs of hospitalization and billing designations are poorly aligned and represent an opportunity for children's hospitals and payers to restructure payment models.
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- Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.,Children's Hospital Association, Lenexa, Kansas
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- Department of Pediatrics and.,Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and
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- Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.,University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.,University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.,University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Quality and Utilization Management, Loma Linda Children's Hospital, Loma Linda, California.,Blue Shield of California, Oakland, California
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.,Surgical Outcomes Quality Improvement Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Surgical Outcomes Quality Improvement Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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Xu Y, Lin G, Liu Y, Lin X, Lin H, Guo Z, Xu Y, Lin Q, Chen S, Yang J, Zeng Y. An integrated analysis of the competing endogenous RNA network associated of prognosis of stage I lung adenocarcinoma. BMC Cancer 2022; 22:188. [PMID: 35183135 PMCID: PMC8857797 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-022-09290-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background
Accumulating evidence indicates that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involving in the tumorigenesis and metastasis of lung cancer. The aim of the study is to systematically characterize the lncRNA-associated competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network and identify key lncRNAs in the development of stage I lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD).
Methods
Totally, 1,955 DEmRNAs, 165 DEmiRNAs and 1,107 DElncRNAs were obtained in 10 paired normal and LUAD tissues. And a total of 8,912 paired lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA network was constructed. Using the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) dataset, the module of ME turquoise was revealed to be most relevant to the progression of LUAD though Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis (WGCNA).
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Of the lncRNAs identified, LINC00639, RP4-676L2.1 and FENDRR were in ceRNA network established by our RNA-sequencing dataset. Using univariate Cox regression analysis, FENDRR was a risk factor of progression free survival (PFS) of stage I LUAD patients (HRs = 1.69, 95%CI 1.07–2.68, P < .050). Subsequently, diffe rential expression of FENDRR in paired normal and LUAD tissues was detected significant by real-time quantitative (qRT-PCR) (P < 0.001).
Conclusions
This study, for the first time, deciphered the regulatory role of FENDRR/miR-6815-5p axis in the progression of early-stage LUAD, which is needed to be established in vitro and in vivo.
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Kumar SR, Mayer JE, Overman DM, Shashidharan S, Wellnitz C, Jacobs JP. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2021 Update on Outcomes and Research. Ann Thorac Surg 2021; 112:1753-1762. [PMID: 34678276 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database is a comprehensive clinical outcomes registry that captures almost all pediatric cardiac surgical operations in the United States. It is the platform for all activities of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons related to the analysis of outcomes and improvement of quality in this subspecialty. This report summarizes current aggregate national outcomes in congenital and pediatric cardiac surgery performed between July 1, 2016, and June 30, 2020. The reported data on aggregate national outcomes are exemplified by an analysis of 10 prespecified benchmark operation groups performed. This report further reviews related activities in the areas of data collection and analysis, quality measurement, performance improvement, and research.
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- S Ram Kumar
- Heart Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles/Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- The Children's Heart Clinic at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Congenital Heart Center, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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Pasquali SK, Thibault D, Hall M, Chiswell K, Romano JC, Gaynor JW, Shahian DM, Jacobs ML, Gaies MG, O'Brien SM, Norton EC, Hill KD, Cowper PA, Shah SS, Mayer JE, Jacobs JP. Evolving Cost-Quality Relationship in Pediatric Heart Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2021; 113:866-873. [PMID: 34116004 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.05.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND For the >40,000 US children undergoing congenital heart surgery annually, the relationship between hospital quality and costs remains unclear. Prior studies report conflicting results and clinical outcomes have continued to improve over time. We examined a large contemporary cohort, aiming to better inform ongoing initiatives seeking to optimize healthcare value in this population. METHODS Clinical information (Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Database) was merged with standardized cost data (Pediatric Health Information Systems) for children undergoing heart surgery from 2010-2015. In-hospital cost variability was analyzed using Bayesian hierarchical models adjusted for case-mix. Quality metrics examined included in-hospital mortality, post-operative complications, length of stay (PLOS), and a composite. RESULTS Overall 32 hospitals (n=45,315 patients) were included. Median adjusted cost/case varied across hospitals from $67,700 to $51,200 in the high vs. low cost tertile (ratio 1.32, 95% credible interval 1.29-1.35), and all quality metrics also varied across hospitals. Across cost tertiles there were no significant differences in the quality metrics examined, with the exception of PLOS. The PLOS findings were driven by high-risk STAT 4-5 cases [adjusted median LOS 16.8 vs. 14.9 days in high vs. low cost tertile (ratio 1.13, 1.05-1.24)], and ICU PLOS. CONCLUSIONS Contemporary congenital heart surgery costs vary across hospitals but were not associated with most quality metrics examined, highlighting that performance in one area does not necessarily convey to others. Cost variability was associated with PLOS, particularly related to ICU PLOS and high-risk cases. Care processes influencing PLOS may provide targets for value-based initiatives in this population.
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- Sara K Pasquali
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Children's Hospital Association, Lenexa, Kansas
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Quality and Safety, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Health Management and Policy, Department of Economics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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Jacobs ML, Jacobs JP, Thibault D, Hill KD, Anderson BR, Eghtesady P, Karamlou T, Kumar SR, Mayer JE, Mery CM, Nathan M, Overman DM, Pasquali SK, St Louis JD, Shahian D, O'Brien SM. Updating an Empirically Based Tool for Analyzing Congenital Heart Surgery Mortality. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2021; 12:246-281. [PMID: 33683997 DOI: 10.1177/2150135121991528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES STAT Mortality Categories (developed 2009) stratify congenital heart surgery procedures into groups of increasing mortality risk to characterize case mix of congenital heart surgery providers. This update of the STAT Mortality Score and Categories is empirically based for all procedures and reflects contemporary outcomes. METHODS Cardiovascular surgical operations in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database (January 1, 2010 - June 30, 2017) were analyzed. In this STAT 2020 Update of the STAT Mortality Score and Categories, the risk associated with a specific combination of procedures was estimated under the assumption that risk is determined by the highest risk individual component procedure. Operations composed of multiple component procedures were eligible for unique STAT Scores when the statistically estimated mortality risk differed from that of the highest risk component procedure. Bayesian modeling accounted for small denominators. Risk estimates were rescaled to STAT 2020 Scores between 0.1 and 5.0. STAT 2020 Category assignment was designed to minimize within-category variation and maximize between-category variation. RESULTS Among 161,351 operations at 110 centers (19,090 distinct procedure combinations), 235 types of single or multiple component operations received unique STAT 2020 Scores. Assignment to Categories resulted in the following distribution: STAT 2020 Category 1 includes 59 procedure codes with model-based estimated mortality 0.2% to 1.3%; Category 2 includes 73 procedure codes with mortality estimates 1.4% to 2.9%; Category 3 includes 46 procedure codes with mortality estimates 3.0% to 6.8%; Category 4 includes 37 procedure codes with mortality estimates 6.9% to 13.0%; and Category 5 includes 17 procedure codes with mortality estimates 13.5% to 38.7%. The number of procedure codes with empirically derived Scores has grown by 58% (235 in STAT 2020 vs 148 in STAT 2009). Of the 148 procedure codes with empirically derived Scores in 2009, approximately one-half have changed STAT Category relative to 2009 metrics. The New STAT 2020 Scores and Categories demonstrated good discrimination for predicting mortality in an independent validation sample (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2019; sample size 46,933 operations at 108 centers) with C-statistic = 0.791 for STAT 2020 Score and 0.779 for STAT 2020 Category. CONCLUSIONS The updated STAT metrics reflect contemporary practice and outcomes. New empirically based STAT 2020 Scores and Category designations are assigned to a larger set of procedure codes, while accounting for risk associated with multiple component operations. Updating STAT metrics based on contemporary outcomes facilitates accurate assessment of case mix.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marshall L Jacobs
- Department of Surgery, 1466Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, 12277Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, 22957Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, 21611Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Cardiothoracic Surgery, 12275Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease, University of Texas Dell Medical School/Dell Children's Medical Center, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Children's Heart Clinic, Children's Minnesota, Mayo Clinic-Children's Minnesota Cardiovascular Collaborative, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan 21634C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Surgery and Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Georgia, 1421Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Center for Quality and Safety, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, 12277Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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Mayer JE, Hill K, Jacobs JP, Overman DM, Kumar SR. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2020 Update on Outcomes and Research. Ann Thorac Surg 2020; 110:1809-1818. [PMID: 33075320 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Congenital Heart Surgery Database (CHSD) continues to be a highly regarded, comprehensive clinical outcomes database that captures more than 90% of all congenital heart surgery cases in the United States and has more than 90% of all congenital heart surgery centers as participants. This report includes aggregate information on clinical outcomes evaluated at the aggregate and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons-European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (STAT) category levels for the period July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2019. It also includes the published research activities that use data from the STS CHSD. Also included is information on the STS CHSD auditing function, a summary of the significant revisions to the data, which is collected on each patient, and an update on efforts to update the risk-adjustment methods for evaluation of the outcomes.
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Affiliation(s)
- John E Mayer
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical School, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Children's Heart Clinic, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Heart Institute, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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