Impact of Procedure Volume on the Outcomes of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement.

Vera OettingerKlaus KaierConstantin von Zur MühlenManfred ZehenderChristoph BodeFriedhelm BeyersdorfPeter StachonWolfgang Bothe

Published in: The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon (2022)

Patients treated in very low volume centers (≤25 operations/year) had a similar risk regarding in-hospital mortality and most complications compared with very high-volume centers (>100 operations/year). Only in the case of acute kidney injury, very high-volume centers showed better outcomes than very low volume centers. Therefore, surgical aortic valve replacement can be performed safely independent of case volume.

Keyphrases

aortic valve replacement
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
aortic valve
aortic stenosis
acute kidney injury
risk factors
type diabetes
heart failure
cardiac surgery
coronary artery disease
left ventricular
minimally invasive
glycemic control
atrial fibrillation