Cause and preventability of in-hospital mortality after PCI: A statewide root-cause analysis of 1,163 deaths.
Francesco MoroniMilan SethHameem U ChangeziMilind KarveDilip S AroraManoj SharmaElizabeth PielstickerAaron D BermanDaniel LeeM Imran QureshiLorenzo AzzaliniDevraj SukulHitinder S GurmPublished in: PloS one (2024)
In-hospital mortality after PCI is rare, and primarily related to pre-existing critical acute cardiovascular condition. However, approximately 10% of deaths were preventable. Further research is needed to characterize preventable deaths, in order to develop strategies to improve procedural safety.
Keyphrases
- adverse drug
- coronary artery disease
- drug induced
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- acute myocardial infarction
- acute coronary syndrome
- healthcare
- antiplatelet therapy
- liver failure
- atrial fibrillation
- electronic health record
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- acute care
- respiratory failure
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- heart failure
- aortic dissection
- hepatitis b virus