Travel distance and outcomes after surgical aortic valve among veterans.
Brendin R Beaulieu-JonesNoah SiegelLoreski ColladoHillary J MullJacquelyn A QuinPublished in: Health services research (2024)
Based on our institutional experience, potential concerns of longer hospital stay or discharge to other inpatient facilities for geographically distanced patients undergoing SAVR do not appear supported. Continued examination of the drivers underlying the marked shift of veterans to the private sector appears warranted.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- patients undergoing
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic valve replacement
- healthcare
- aortic stenosis
- acute care
- health insurance
- palliative care
- mental health
- human health
- emergency department
- adverse drug
- heart failure
- risk assessment
- electronic health record