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Complications of diagnostic cardiac catheterisation: results from a confidential inquiry into cardiac catheter complications

Heart (British Cardiac Society), 2006-06, Vol.92 (6), p.810-814 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright 2006 by Heart ;2006 INIST-CNRS ;Copyright: 2006 Copyright 2006 by Heart ;Copyright © 2006 BMJ Publishing Group and British Cardiovascular Society ;ISSN: 1355-6037 ;EISSN: 1468-201X ;DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.073890 ;PMID: 16308416

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Title:
Complications of diagnostic cardiac catheterisation: results from a confidential inquiry into cardiac catheter complications
Author: West, R ; Ellis, G ; Brooks, N
Subjects: Adult ; Adults ; Audits ; Biological and medical sciences ; Cardiac Care Facilities - statistics & numerical data ; cardiac catheterisation ; Cardiac Catheterization - adverse effects ; Cardiac Catheterization - mortality ; Cardiology ; Cardiology. Vascular system ; Catheters ; Child ; complications ; Confidence intervals ; Diagnostic tests ; England - epidemiology ; Heart attacks ; Heart Diseases - diagnosis ; Heart Diseases - mortality ; Humans ; Interventional Cardiology and Surgery ; Laboratories ; Medical Audit ; Medical imaging ; Medical sciences ; Mortality ; Survival Rate ; Wales - epidemiology
Is Part Of: Heart (British Cardiac Society), 2006-06, Vol.92 (6), p.810-814
Description: Objectives: To estimate the frequency and nature of complications in patients undergoing diagnostic cardiac catheterisation and to assess time trends in complications since the introduction of a voluntary cooperative audit. Methods: Cardiac centres undertaking diagnostic cardiac catheterisation in England and Wales during the 10 years 1990–9 were invited to join the study. Each participating centre reported numbers of patients catheterised each month and details of complications and deaths as they occurred. Complication rates were calculated for the main diagnostic procedures and for each participating hospital and time trends in complications were examined. Results: 41 cardiac centres contributed. 211 645 diagnostic procedures in adults and 7582 paediatric procedures were registered. The majority (87%) of diagnostic catheter studies in adults were left heart studies with coronary arteriography. The overall complication rate for adult procedures was 7.4/1000, with mortality at 0.7/1000; for paediatric procedures the complication rate was similar but mortality rather higher. Complication rates varied between centres but there was little association with caseload. Time trends across the decade showed both complication and mortality decreasing; from 9.5 to 5.8/1000 and from 1.4 to 0.4/1000, respectively. Conclusion: Complication rates of diagnostic catheterisation are low but neither negligible nor irreducible. While voluntary audit of cardiac catheter complications is useful and inexpensive, there is a clear need to establish a formal reporting system in all cardiac catheter laboratories, with clear definitions of reportable complications.
Publisher: London: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1355-6037
EISSN: 1468-201X
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.073890
PMID: 16308416
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Complications of diagnostic cardiac catheterisation: results from a confidential inquiry into cardiac catheter complications

Copyright 2006 by Heart ;2006 INIST-CNRS ;Copyright: 2006 Copyright 2006 by Heart ;Copyright © 2006 BMJ Publishing Group and British Cardiovascular Society ;ISSN: 1355-6037 ;EISSN: 1468-201X ;DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.073890 ;PMID: 16308416

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