Center-Related Variation in Hospitalization Cost for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
A significant proportion of variation in total hospital cost was attributable to the center performing the procedure. Addressing variability of Watchman-related costs is necessary to achieve high-quality value-based care.
Authors
- Kishore J. Harjai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9441-296X)
- Chaitanya Rojulpote (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7457-9014)
- Sumeet K. Mainigi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2435-6135)
- Ola Khraisha
- Krishna Vamsi Rojulpote
- Chien‐Jung Lin
- Tarek Nafee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8905-7745)
- Avica Atri
- William Frick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2864-8549)
- Viha Atri
- Abhijit Bhattaru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1383-1992)
- Shivaraj Patil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1879-5820)
Institutions
- Loyola University Chicago (US)
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital (US)
- Saint Louis University (US)
- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Structural Heart
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shj.2024.100376
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00