Temporal Trends in the Risk Profile of Patients Undergoing Outpatient Percutaneous Coronary Intervention A Report from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry's CathPCI Registry

摘要

Background Because of recent changes in criteria for coverage for inpatient hospital stays, most nonacute percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures are reimbursed on an outpatient basis regardless of underlying patient risk. Downstream effects of these changes on the risk profile of patients undergoing outpatient PCI have not been evaluated.