Abstract 325: Acute Pericarditis Associated Hospitalizations in the United States: A Nationwide Analysis From 2003 through 2012

Author(s):  
Nilay Kumar ◽  
Neetika Garg ◽  
Priyank Jain ◽  
Ambarish Pandey

Background and objectives: There are scarce data on the incidence and outcomes of acute pericarditis hospitalizations in the US. We sought to ascertain the burden of acute pericarditis hospitalizations and associated outcomes in the US over a ten-year period. Methods: We used the 2003-2012 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), the largest database of in-patient hospital stays in the US, to identify hospitalizations with primary or secondary diagnosis of acute pericarditis among patients >=16 years using ICD-9-CM codes 420.0, 420.90, 420.91, 420.99, 420.99, 036.41, 074.21, 093.81, 098.83, 115.xx, 391.0 and 411.0. Outcomes of interest included in-hospital mortality, cardiac tamponade, pericardiocentesis, length of hospital stay (LOS) and inflation adjusted charges. Trends and predictors were computed with Poisson regression, linear regression, logistic regression or chi-squared test as appropriate. Survey analysis techniques with discharge weights were used for all analyses. Results: There were 309,983 hospitalizations (mean age 57 ±18; 41.4% women) for acute pericarditis among adults from 2003 - 2012. Overall rates of primary and secondary hospitalizations related to acute pericarditis declined linearly from 164 cases per million in 2003 to 110 cases per million in 2012 (p-value <0.001, Figure). We also observed a significant temporal decline in in-hospital mortality (6.3% to 4%, p<0.001 Figure) and LOS (7.8 ± 11.0 to 6.5±8.4 days; p<0.001) among these patients during the study period. In contrast, rates of cardiac tamponade increased significantly (10.2% in 2008 to 12.02% in 2012; p<0.001) while that of pericardiocentensis remained stable (9.8% in 2003 to 11.2% in 2012; p=0.30) in the study population. Mean inflation adjusted charges increased from 62,478 USD in 2003 to 73,218 USD in 2012 (p<0.001). Old age, female sex, presence of co-morbidities such as heart failure, renal failure, coagulopathy and metastatic cancer were identified as significant predictors of inpatient mortality. Conclusions: Over the past decade, there has been a significant decline in hospitalization rates, in-hospital mortality and length of hospital stay among patients with primary or secondary diagnosis of acute pericarditis.

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 8555-8555 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. P. Secin ◽  
G. Fournier ◽  
I. S. Gill ◽  
C. C. Abbou ◽  
C. Schulmann ◽  
...  

8555 Background: There is no data regarding the incidence and variables associated with symptomatic DVT and or PE in patients undergoing LRP. Our aim was to evaluate the multi-centric incidence and risk factors for perioperative symptomatic DVT and PE after LRP. Methods: Patients with symptomatic DVT and or PE occurring within 2 months of surgery since start of the respective institutional LRP experience were included. Eight academic centers from both the United States and Europe participated. Diagnoses were made by Doppler ultrasound for DVT; and lung ventilation/perfusion scan and or chest computed tomography for PE. Associations between variables and DVT and/or PE were evaluated using Fisher’s exact test for categorical predictors and logistic regression for continuous predictors. Results: Patient reoperation (p value) (<0.001), tobacco exposure (0.02), prior DVT (0.007), larger prostate size (0.02) and length of hospital stay (0.009) were significantly associated with higher risk of symptomatic DVT/PE. The nonuse of perioperative heparin was not a risk factor (1), as well as neoadjuvant therapy (1), perioperative transfusion (0.1), body mass index (0.9), surgical technique (0.3), operating time (0.2) and pathologic stage (0.5). There were no related deaths. Patients receiving preoperative heparin had significantly higher mean operative blood loss, 480cc vs 332cc (<0.001) However, this did not translate into longer hospital stay (0.07); higher transfusion rates (0.09) or reoperation rates (0.3). The estimated cost of heparin prophylaxis in these patients exceeded $2.5 million. Conclusion: The incidence of symptomatic DVT or PE was similar despite different prophylactic regimens. Our data does not support the administration of prophylactic heparin in LRP to low risk patients (no prior DVT, no tobacco exposure, no prostate enlargement and or no anticipation of prolonged hospital stay). [Table: see text] No significant financial relationships to disclose.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A426-A426
Author(s):  
Genaro Velazquez ◽  
Hafeez Shaka ◽  
Mukunthan Murthi ◽  
Iriagbonse Asemota ◽  
Sujitha Velagapudi ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: In patients hospitalized with Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) the presence of comorbid conditions including hypertension, heart disease, stroke, and dementia have been variably reported to be associated with higher mortality. HTG is increasingly prevalent in patients with DM, especially those with poor glycemic control who are more likely to suffer from HHS. Elevated triglyceride levels have independently been associated with higher mortality in certain conditions like coronary artery disease and acute pancreatitis. However, data on the effect of Hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) on mortality and morbidity in hospitalized patients with HHS is sparse. Objective: We wanted to compare the outcomes for HHS hospitalizations for patients with and without HTG. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 2016 and 2017. About 42 740 hospitalizations who had HHS as primary diagnosis were enrolled and further stratified based on the presence or absence of HTG as secondary diagnosis using ICD-10 codes. The primary outcome was inpatient mortality and secondary outcomes included length of hospital stay, total Hospital charges, Sepsis, Septic Shock, Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), and Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF). Multivariate regression analysis was done to adjust for confounders. Results: Out of the 42 740 hospitalizations with HHS, about 17 040 had HTG. The in-hospital mortality for patients with HHS was 305 overall, out of which 70 patients had HTG as secondary diagnosis. Compared with patients without HTG, patients with HTG had lower odds of in- hospital mortality (0.30, 95% CI 0.157–0.56, p&lt;0.005) when adjusted for patient and hospital characteristics. Patients with HHS and HTG had decreased length of hospital stay, less total Hospital charges, lower odds of Sepsis and Septic Shock, but similar odds of AKI and ARF in comparison to patients without HTG. Conclusion: Our study shows that HTG is associated with lower odds of in-hospital mortality in patients with HHS, even though the odds of AKI and ARF was same in both groups. A similar inverse relationship has already been reported between TG levels and mortality in stroke patients. Though the mechanism of this effect is unclear, one possible explanation could be that patients with HTG are more likely to be treated with statins and fibrates which have known anti-inflammatory effects. Further studies are required to evaluate this possible positive prognostic effect of TG.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 2339
Author(s):  
Gema Sanchez-Muñoz ◽  
Ana López-de-Andrés ◽  
Valentín Hernández-Barrera ◽  
Fernando Pedraza-Serrano ◽  
Rodrigo Jimenez-Garcia ◽  
...  

To examine and compare in-hospital mortality (IHM) of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) among patients with or without bronchiectasis (BQ) using propensity score matching. A retrospective observational epidemiological study using the Spanish Hospital Discharge Records, 2016–17. We identified 257,455 admissions with CAP (3.97% with BQ) and 17,069 with NV-HAP (2.07% with BQ). Patients with CAP and BQ had less comorbidity, lower IHM, and a longer mean length of hospital stay (p < 0.001) than non-BQ patients. They had a higher number of isolated microorganisms, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In patients with BQ and NV-HAP, no differences were observed with respect to comorbidity, in-hospital mortality (IHM), or mean length of stay. P. aeruginosa was more frequent (p = 0.028). IHM for CAP and NV-HAP with BQ was 7.89% and 20.06%, respectively. The factors associated with IHM in CAP with BQ were age, comorbidity, pressure ulcers, surgery, dialysis, and invasive ventilation, whereas in NV-HAP with BQ, the determinants were age, metastatic cancer, need for dialysis, and invasive ventilation. Patients with CAP and BQ have less comorbidity, lower IHM and a longer mean length of hospital stay than non-BQ patients. However, they had a higher number of isolated microorganisms, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In patients with BQ and NV-HAP, no differences were observed with respect to comorbidity, in-hospital mortality, or mean length of stay, but they had a greater frequency of infection by P. aeruginosa than non-BQ patients. Predictors of IHM for both types of pneumonia among BQ patients included dialysis and invasive ventilation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-25
Author(s):  
Arjun Budhathoki ◽  
Arun Maskey ◽  
Rabi Malla ◽  
Sujeeb Rajbhandari ◽  
Dipika Basnet ◽  
...  

Background and Aims: Frontal QRS-T angle has been previously correlated with long term mortality in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of frontal QRS-T angle and in-hospital outcomes in the setting of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Methods: We evaluated 97 consecutive patients presenting to the emergency department of Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre with chest pain of less than 12 hours duration, who were subsequently diagnosed as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in a prospective observational study. The study was conducted from July 2020 to June 2021.The data evaluation included demographics, clinical variables, electrocardiogram, length of hospital stay and in hospital mortality. Patient outcomes were stratified into three groups according to frontal QRS-T angle. The relationship between mortality and frontal QRS-T angle was tested with chi-square test. The p-value across the groups was again tested for inter-group significance. Results: Out of 97 patients 67 (69.07%) were male and 30 (30.92%) were female., The mean age of study population was 55.8±11.8 years. The patients under study were divided into three groups based on the calculation of fQRST angle as Group 1 (0-45°) being 46(47.4%), Group 2(46-90°) being 20(20.6%) and Group 3 (>90°) with 31(32%) cases. Diabetes and Congestive heart failure (CHF) patients were more likely to have increase in frontal QRST angle (P value 0.029, 0.012 respectively). Atrial fibrillation (AF) was higher among patients in group 3(>90° frontal QRST angle) which was statistically significant (0.012). Although the mean length of hospital stay was higher among patients with highest frontal QRST angle, it was statistically insignificant (p Value 0.062) however, the chance of hospital stay durations significantly increases across three groups at a 5% significance level (p-value: 0.018). In hospital mortality increased with increase in frontal QRST angle with 8.7%, 15% and 22.6% in group 1, 2 and 3 respectively however it was statistically insignificant. Conclusion:  Diabetes, CHF and AF patients were more likely to have increase in frontal QRST angle. The chance of hospital stay duration significantly increases with increase in frontal QRST angle Although the in hospital mortality increased with increase in the frontal QRST angle, it was statistically insignificant. A prospective study with larger sample size will help to clarify its association.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A425-A426
Author(s):  
Genaro Velazquez ◽  
Hafeez Shaka ◽  
Mukunthan Murthi ◽  
Hernan Marcos-Abdala ◽  
Sujitha Velagapudi ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and its negative prognostic impact on the morbidity and mortality of hospitalized patients has been well described. In patients with Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS), mortality rates can reach up to 20% and poor outcomes have been reported in people with older age, presence of comorbid conditions and concurrent infections. However, the impact of atrial fibrillation on the hospital outcomes of patients admitted with HHS has not been well documented. Objective: We wanted to compare the outcomes for HHS hospitalizations for patients with and without Atrial fibrillation. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 2016 and 2017. About 42 740 hospitalizations who had HHS as primary diagnosis were enrolled and further stratified based on the presence or absence of Atrial Fibrillation as secondary diagnosis using ICD-10 codes. The primary outcome was inpatient mortality and secondary outcomes included length of hospital stay, total Hospital charges, Sepsis, Septic Shock, Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), and Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF). Multivariate regression analysis was done to adjust for confounders. Results: Out of the 42 740 hospitalizations with HHS, about 3 295 had Atrial Fibrillation. The in-hospital mortality for patients with HHS was 305 overall, out of which 60 patients had Atrial Fibrillation as secondary diagnosis. Compared with patients without Atrial Fibrillation, patients with Atrial Fibrillation had a similar in- hospital mortality (aOR 0.77, 95% CI 0.39–1.52, p=0.45) when adjusted for patient and hospital characteristics. Patients with HHS and Atrial Fibrillation had similar length of hospital stay, total Hospital charges, rate of Sepsis, Septic Shock, AKI, and ARF in comparison to patients without Atrial Fibrillation. Conclusion: Our study suggests that the presence of atrial fibrillation in hospitalized HHS patients is not associated with increased mortality or longer duration of hospital stay. This data is essential since it helps identify HHS patients with increased risk of complications. As previous reports have suggested that AF, especially of new onset in critically ill patients is a marker of increased disease severity, the lack of such impact in patients with HHS requires further studies.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A428-A429
Author(s):  
Hafeez Shaka ◽  
Genaro Velazquez ◽  
Hernan Gerardo Marcos-Abdala ◽  
Ehizogie Edigin ◽  
Iriagbonse Asemota ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction: Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome (HHS) is a highly lethal disease with an estimated mortality rate of up to 20%. Although mortality has decreased in recent years, its incidence has increased in the setting of a higher prevalence of underlying conditions that have been previously well described, such as uncontrolled diabetes, Obesity, and a high-carbohydrate diet. All these comorbidities usually overlap with acute complications such as infections or dehydration, which incite the onset of HHS. Currently, limited literature exists for the role of obesity in mortality, hospital stay, and other adverse outcomes in patients with HHS. It is important to know which underlying conditions truly affect outcomes for patients being treated for this condition so further studies can be done, and treatment optimized. Objective: We aim to prove if obesity plays a role in increasing mortality and secondary adverse outcomes in patients with HHS compared to non-obese patients. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 2016 and 2017. 42,740 hospitalizations who had HHS as primary diagnosis were enrolled and further stratified based on the presence or absence of Obesity as a secondary diagnosis using ICD-10 codes. The primary outcome was inpatient mortality and secondary outcomes included length of hospital stay, total hospital charges, Sepsis, Septic Shock, Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), and Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF). Multivariate regression analysis was done to adjust for confounders. Results: Out of the 42 740 hospitalizations with HHS, 9,630 had Obesity. The in-hospital mortality for patients with HHS was 45 overall, out of which 45 patients had Obesity as a secondary diagnosis. Compared with patients without Obesity, non-obese patients had similar in-hospital mortality (OR 0.77, 95% CI 0.39–1.52, p=0.45) when adjusted for patient and hospital characteristics. Patients with HHS and Obesity had similar lengths of hospital stay, total hospital charges, rate of Sepsis, Septic Shock, and ARF in comparison to patients without Obesity; however, non-obese patients had higher odds of developing AKI throughout hospitalization. Conclusion: Although it is known and described that being obese plays a significant role in the onset of diabetes, and consequently HHS, there is no statistically significant difference in mortality or most other adverse outcomes compared to patients that are not obese and develop HHS. Although being obese plays a major role in inciting HHS in the general population, there is no need for a different approach to treatment, and outcomes are similar to non-obese patients with HHS.


Author(s):  
J. Salvador Marín ◽  
F.J. Ferrández Martínez ◽  
C. Fuster Such ◽  
J.M. Seguí Ripoll ◽  
D. Orozco Beltrán ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Mariana F Lobo ◽  
Vanessa Azzone ◽  
Luis Azevedo ◽  
Armando Teixeira-Pinto ◽  
Jose Pereira Miguel ◽  
...  

Objectives: Because inter- and intra-country variations in the adoption of medical technologies exist, international comparative studies provide an opportunity to infer technology effectiveness. Few studies have characterized recent trends in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) management between countries. Methods: Repeated cross-sectional observational cohorts of hospitalized adults aged ≥20 years discharged between January 2000 and December 2010. We identified new AMI hospitalizations using a US national 20% inpatient sample and a 100% inpatient sample in all Portuguese public sector hospitals. Age, sex, comorbidities, and median length of stay (interquartile range [IQR]) were determined. Annual age-sex adjusted hospitalization rates (HR) for AMI, in-hospital procedures, and in-hospital mortality were directly standardized to the 2010 US population. Intra-country (2010 relative to 2000) and inter-country in 2010 (Portugal [PT] relative to US) rate ratios [RR] were estimated. Findings: We identified 1476808 AMI US hospitalizations and 126314 Portugal hospitalizations between 2000 and 2010. Portuguese patients were more male, younger, and had fewer comorbidities compared to US patients (Table). The age-sex adjusted AMI HR decreased from 21 per 1000 person-years to 15 in the US (RR=0.70; 95% CI = [0.70, 0.71]) but increased in PT (14 to 15 per 1000, RR = 1.17 [1.14, 1.21]). While crude procedure rates were uniformly lower in PT, only CABG rates differed after standardization (2010: RR=0.19 [0.14, 0.26]). PCI use increased annually in both countries and decreased for CABG in the US only (102 to 79, RR=0.77 [0.73, 0.81]). Standardized in-hospital mortality decreased within-country (US: 44 to 29 per 1000, RR= 0.65 [0.60, 0.72]; PT: 93 to 62 per 1000, RR= 0.67 [0.44, 1.00]). In 2010, PT mortality was twice that in the US. Conclusions: AMI hospitalization rates and use of medical technologies are higher in the US compared to Portugal. However, standardized rates reveal only CABG surgery rates differ significantly between the two countries. Outcomes, measured by hospital mortality and LOS, are generally better in the U.S. Inter-country disparities may be a consequence of differential use of technologies, differences in AMI epidemiology, patient risk, or quality of hospital billing data.


Critical Care ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Taro Imaeda ◽  
Taka-aki Nakada ◽  
Nozomi Takahashi ◽  
Yasuo Yamao ◽  
Satoshi Nakagawa ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Trends in the incidence and outcomes of sepsis using a Japanese nationwide database were investigated. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study. Adult patients, who had both presumed serious infections and acute organ dysfunction, between 2010 and 2017 were extracted using a combined method of administrative and electronic health record data from the Japanese nationwide medical claim database, which covered 71.5% of all acute care hospitals in 2017. Presumed serious infection was defined using blood culture test records and antibiotic administration. Acute organ dysfunction was defined using records of diagnosis according to the international statistical classification of diseases and related health problems, 10th revision, and records of organ support. The primary outcomes were the annual incidence of sepsis and death in sepsis per 1000 inpatients. The secondary outcomes were in-hospital mortality rate and length of hospital stay in patients with sepsis. Results The analyzed dataset included 50,490,128 adult inpatients admitted between 2010 and 2017. Of these, 2,043,073 (4.0%) patients had sepsis. During the 8-year period, the annual proportion of patients with sepsis across inpatients significantly increased (slope = + 0.30%/year, P < 0.0001), accounting for 4.9% of the total inpatients in 2017. The annual death rate of sepsis per 1000 inpatients significantly increased (slope = + 1.8/1000 inpatients year, P = 0.0001), accounting for 7.8 deaths per 1000 inpatients in 2017. The in-hospital mortality rate and median (interquartile range) length of hospital stay significantly decreased (P < 0.001) over the study period and were 18.3% and 27 (15–50) days in 2017, respectively. Conclusions The Japanese nationwide data indicate that the annual incidence of sepsis and death in inpatients with sepsis significantly increased; however, the annual mortality rates and length of hospital stay in patients with sepsis significantly decreased. The increasing incidence of sepsis and death in sepsis appear to be a significant and ongoing issue.


Stroke ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fadar Otite ◽  
Smit Patel ◽  
Richa Sharma ◽  
Pushti Khandwala ◽  
Devashish Desai ◽  
...  

Background: The primary aim of this study is to describe current trends in racial-, age- and sex-specific incidence, clinical characteristics and burden of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) in the United States (US). Methods: Validated International Classification of Disease codes were used to identify all adult new cases of CVT (n=5,567) in the State Inpatients Database of New York and Florida (2006-2016) and all cases of CVT in the entire US from the National Inpatient Sample 2005-2016 (weighted n=57,315). Incident CVT counts were combined with annual US Census data to compute age and sex-specific incidence of CVT. Joinpoint regression was used to evaluate trends in incidence over time. Results: From 2005-2016, 0.47%-0.80% of all strokes in the US were CVTs but this proportion increased by 70.4% over time. Of all CVTs over this period, 66.7% were in females but this proportion declined over time (p<0.001). Pregnancy/puerperium (27.4%) and cancer (11.8%) were the most common risk factors in women, while cancer (19.5%) and central nervous trauma (11.3) were the most common in men. Whereas the prevalence of pregnancy/puerperium declined significantly over time in women, that of cancer, inflammatory conditions and trauma increased over time in both sexes. Annual age and sex-standardized incidence of CVT in cases/million population ranged from 13.9-20.2, but incidence varied significantly by sex (women: 20.3-26.9; men 6.8-16.8) and by age/sex (women 18-44yo: 24.0-32.6%; men: 18-44yo: 5.3-12.8). Age and sex-standardized incidence also differed by race (Blacks:18.6-27.2; whites: 14.3-18.5; Asians: 5.1-13.8). On joinpoint regression, incidence increased across 2006-2016 but most of this increase was driven by increase in all age groups of men (combined annualized percentage change (APC) 9.2%, p-value <0.001), women 45-64 yo (APC 7.8%, p-value <0.001) and women ≥65 yo (APC 7.4%, p-value <0.001). Incidence in women 18-44 yo remained unchanged over time . Conclusion: The epidemiological characteristics of CVT patients in the US is changing. Incidence increased significantly over the last decade. Further studies are needed to determine whether this increase represents a true increase from changing risk factors or artefactual increase from improved detection.


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