scholarly journals STANDARDIZED CARE TO REDUCE LENGTH OF STAY AND FACILITATE EARLY DISCHARGE HOME AFTER TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VANCOUVER CLINICAL PATHWAY

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (10) ◽  
pp. S115
Author(s):  
S.B. Lauck ◽  
D.A. Wood ◽  
J. Baumbusch ◽  
J.Y. Kwon ◽  
J. Polderman ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 69 (11) ◽  
pp. 1244
Author(s):  
Sagar Mallikethi-Reddy ◽  
Naveen Trehan ◽  
Shanker Kundumadam ◽  
Aditya Sood ◽  
Rajeev Sudhakar ◽  
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Author(s):  
Maarten P. van Wiechen ◽  
Marjo J. de Ronde-Tillmans ◽  
Nicolas M. Van Mieghem

Aim: Over the past decade, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has matured into a valid treatment strategy for elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis. TAVI programs will grow with its adoption in low-risk patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate safety and feasibility of early discharge protocols, either home or back to a referring hospital. Methods: Consecutive patients undergoing TAVI between July 2017 and July 2019 were stratified into three discharge pathways from TAVI center: (1) early home (EXPRES); (2) early transfer to referring hospital (R-EXPRES); and (3) routine discharge (standard). Baseline, procedural, and 30-day outcomes were prospectively collected and compared per discharge pathway. Results: In total, 22 (5%) patients were enrolled in the EXPRES cohort [median age 78 (IQR: 73-81); mean Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) 2.4% ± 1.5%], 121 (29%) in the R-EXPRES cohort [median age 81 (IQR: 77-84); mean STS 4.3% ± 2.8%], and 269 (65%) in the routine discharge cohort [median age 80 (IQR: 75-85); mean STS 4.4% ± 3.1%]. EXPRES patients trended to be younger (P = 0.13) and had lower STS (P = 0.02). Early clinical outcome was similar through the different pathways including re-hospitalization rate. Median length of stay was one day longer for R-EXPRES vs. routine discharge patients [5 (IQR: 4-7) vs. 4 (IQR: 3-6); P < 0.01]. Median length of stay (LOS) was two days (IQR: 1-3 days) for EXPRES patients. Conclusion: Early discharge pathways home and to referral hospitals are safe and help streamline TAVI programs. LOS in referring hospitals may be further reduced.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Lortz ◽  
Tobias Peter Lortz ◽  
Laura Johannsen ◽  
Christos Rammos ◽  
Martin Steinmetz ◽  
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Background: The avoidance of prolonged hospital stay is a major goal in the management of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) – medically and economically. Materials & methods: We compared the time range of the preprocedural length of stay in 2014/2015 with 2016/2017, after the implementation of the TAVI coordinator in 2016. This included restructured pathways for screening and pre-interventional diagnosis, performed examinations during the inpatient stay and major outcome variables. Results: After 2016, we observed a significant reduction in preprocedural length of stay (admission to procedure) compared with 2014/2015 (11.3 ± 7.9 vs 7.5 ± 5.6 days, p = 0.001). There was no difference in other major outcome variables. Conclusion: The introduction of the TAVI coordinator caused a shortening of preprocedural length of stay.


2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1012-1022
Author(s):  
Vasileios Patris ◽  
Konstantinos Giakoumidakis ◽  
Mihalis Argiriou ◽  
Katerina K. Naka ◽  
Efstratios Apostolakis ◽  
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