Impact of frailty on periprocedural health care utilization in patients undergoing transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair
Impact of frailty on periprocedural health care utilization in patients undergoing transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair (Springer).
Frailty is a common characteristic of patients undergoing transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR). It is unclear whether the physical vulnerability of frail patients translates into increased procedural health care utilization.
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Conclusion
Frailty is associated with a mean 32% increase of hospital costs in patients
undergoing TMVR, which is primarily the result of a prolonged recovery and
increased vulnerability to complications.
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Quelle: Springer, 17.12.2020