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Patient and Hospital Characteristics of Mitral Valve Surgery in the United States

Patient and Hospital Characteristics of Mitral Valve Surgery in the United States Key PointsQuestionWhat are the differences in hospital and patient characteristics of mitral repair or replacement (MVRR) in the United States as a function of hospital procedure volume? FindingsPatient demographics and geography of centers performing 25 or more MVRRs per year or 40 or more MVRRs per year differed in race/ethnicity, rurality, and insurance status from those performing fewer cases. Centers performing 25 or more and 40 or more MVRRs per year were located in 77.3% and 55.3% of geographic hospital referral regions, respectively, and regional access exists for 92% and 82% of the US population, respectively. MeaningNinety-two percent and 82% of the US population lives in a hospital referral region with a center performing 25 or more or 40 or more MVRRs per year, respectively; disparities in patients and geography exist between these centers and those performing fewer MVRRs. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Cardiology American Medical Association

Patient and Hospital Characteristics of Mitral Valve Surgery in the United States

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright 2019 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
2380-6583
eISSN
2380-6591
DOI
10.1001/jamacardio.2019.3659
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Abstract

Key PointsQuestionWhat are the differences in hospital and patient characteristics of mitral repair or replacement (MVRR) in the United States as a function of hospital procedure volume? FindingsPatient demographics and geography of centers performing 25 or more MVRRs per year or 40 or more MVRRs per year differed in race/ethnicity, rurality, and insurance status from those performing fewer cases. Centers performing 25 or more and 40 or more MVRRs per year were located in 77.3% and 55.3% of geographic hospital referral regions, respectively, and regional access exists for 92% and 82% of the US population, respectively. MeaningNinety-two percent and 82% of the US population lives in a hospital referral region with a center performing 25 or more or 40 or more MVRRs per year, respectively; disparities in patients and geography exist between these centers and those performing fewer MVRRs.

Journal

JAMA CardiologyAmerican Medical Association

Published: Nov 2, 2019

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