The impact of post-procedural complications on reimbursement, length of stay and mechanical ventilation among patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation in Germany.
Klaus KaierHolger ReineckeHuseyin NaciLutz FrankensteinMartin BodeWerner VachPhilip HehnAndreas ZirlikManfred ZehenderJochen ReinöhlPublished in: The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care (2017)
Post procedural complications such as bleeding events, acute kidney injuries and strokes are associated with increased resource use and substantial amounts of additional reimbursement in Germany, which has important implications for decision making outside of the usual clinical sphere.
Keyphrases
- mechanical ventilation
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- respiratory failure
- patients undergoing
- decision making
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- aortic valve replacement
- aortic valve
- intensive care unit
- aortic stenosis
- risk factors
- liver failure
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- ejection fraction
- heart failure
- aortic dissection
- drug induced
- coronary artery disease
- left ventricular