Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom (T.K., S.G., R.A., A.S., V.F.).
Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Institute of Applied Clinical Sciences, University of Keele, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (T.K., M.M.).
Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 Jun;13(6):e008782. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.119.008782.
The relationship between operator volume and survival after unprotected left main stem percutaneous coronary intervention (uLMS-PCI) is poorly defined.
Data from the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society national PCI database were analyzed for all uLMS-PCI procedures performed in England and Wales between 2012 and 2014 and 4 quartiles of annualized uLMS-PCI volume (Q1-Q4) generated. Individual logistic regressions were performed for 12-month mortality to quantify the independent association between operator quartile and outcomes.
In total, 6724 uLMS-PCI procedures were analyzed with a negatively skewed distribution and an annualized median of 3 procedures per year. Operator volume ranged from 1 to 54 uLMS-PCI procedures/year. Within Q1, 347 operators performed a median of 2 procedures/year (interquartile range, 1-3); in Q2, 134 operators performed a median of 5 procedures/year (interquartile range, 4-6); in Q3, 59 operators performed a mean of 10 procedures/year (interquartile range, 8-12); and in Q4, 29 operators performed a mean of 21 procedures/year (interquartile range, 17-29). Higher volume operators undertook uLMS-PCI in patients with greater comorbid burden and performed more complex procedures compared with lower operator volumes. Adjusted in-hospital survival (odds ratio, 0.39 [95% CI, 0.24-0.67]; <0.001), in-hospital major adverse cardiac and cerebral events (odds ratio, 0.41 [95% CI, 0.27-0.62]; <0.001), and 12-month survival (odds ratio, 0.54 [95% CI, 0.39-0.73]; <0.001) were lower in Q4 operators compared with Q1 operators. A close association between operator volume/case and superior 12-month survival was observed (<0.001). The lower volume threshold of minimum operator uLMS-PCI volume associated with improved survival was ≥16 cases/year.
These data suggest that operator volume is an important factor in determining outcome after uLMS-PCI.
在未经保护的左主干经皮冠状动脉介入治疗(uLMS-PCI)后,术者手术量与生存率之间的关系尚未明确。
对 2012 年至 2014 年在英格兰和威尔士进行的所有 uLMS-PCI 手术的英国心血管介入学会全国 PCI 数据库数据进行分析,并生成了每年 uLMS-PCI 量的 4 个四分位数(Q1-Q4)。对 12 个月死亡率进行个体逻辑回归分析,以量化术者四分位与结局之间的独立关联。
共分析了 6724 例 uLMS-PCI 手术,呈负偏态分布,每年的中位数为 3 例。术者手术量范围为 1 至 54 例/uLMS-PCI 手术/年。在 Q1 中,347 名术者每年进行中位数为 2 例的手术(四分位距,1-3);在 Q2 中,134 名术者每年进行中位数为 5 例的手术(四分位距,4-6);在 Q3 中,59 名术者每年进行中位数为 10 例的手术(四分位距,8-12);在 Q4 中,29 名术者每年进行中位数为 21 例的手术(四分位距,17-29)。与低术者量相比,高术者量的术者在接受 uLMS-PCI 的患者中合并症负担更重,且进行了更复杂的手术。校正后的住院期间生存率(比值比,0.39[95%置信区间,0.24-0.67];<0.001)、住院期间主要心脑血管不良事件(比值比,0.41[95%置信区间,0.27-0.62];<0.001)和 12 个月生存率(比值比,0.54[95%置信区间,0.39-0.73];<0.001)在 Q4 术者中低于 Q1 术者。观察到术者数量/例与 12 个月生存率的密切关联(<0.001)。与改善生存率相关的术者接受 uLMS-PCI 的最低手术量阈值为≥16 例/年。
这些数据表明,术者手术量是决定 uLMS-PCI 术后结局的重要因素。