Association of Clinical Setting With Sociodemographics and Outcomes Following Endovascular Femoropopliteal Artery Revascularization in the United States.
Aishwarya RajaRishi K WadheraEunhee ChoiSiyan ChenChangyu ShenJose F FigueroaRobert W YehEric A SecemskyPublished in: Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes (2022)
In this large nationwide analysis of Medicare beneficiaries, office-based clinics treated a more socioeconomically disadvantaged population compared with hospital-based centers. Long-term outcomes were comparable between locations. As such, these clinics appear to be selecting lower-risk patients for outpatient peripheral vascular interventions, although there remains the possibility of unmeasured confounding.