TY - JOUR
T1 - Optimal catchment area and primary PCI centre volume revisited
T2 - a single-centre experience in transition from high-volume centre to “mega centre” for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
AU - Schoos, Mikkel Malby
AU - Pedersen, Frants
AU - Holmvang, Lene
AU - Engstrøm, Thomas
AU - Saunamaki, Kari
AU - Helqvist, Steffen
AU - Kastrup, Jens
AU - Mehran, Roxana
AU - Dangas, George
AU - Jørgensen, Erik
AU - Kelbæk, Henning
AU - Clemmensen, Peter
PY - 2015/9/1
Y1 - 2015/9/1
N2 - Aims: The currently stated optimal catchment population for a pPCI centre is 300,000-1,100,000, resulting in 200-800 procedures/year. pPCI centres are increasing in number even within small geographic areas. We describe the organisation and quality of care after merging two high-volume centres, creating one mega centre serving 2.5 million inhabitants, and performing ∼1,000 procedures/year. Methods and results: In this descriptive cohort study, we linked individual-level data from the national Central Population Register holding survival status with our in-hospital dedicated PCI database of baseline, organisational and procedural characteristics. Quality measures were treatment delays and 30-day all-cause mortality. In the three-year study period, 2,066 consecutive pPCIs were performed. After the fusion of the two centres, pPCI procedures increased by 102%, while door-to-balloon remained stable at 32 minutes. Up to 75.1% of patients were directly transferred by pre-hospital triage, of whom 82.7% had ECG-to-balloon <120 min, 92.6% had door-to-balloon <60 min. Thirty-day all-cause mortality remained low at 6.3%. Conclusions: This study challenges the stated maximal pPCI centre volume. The quality of a centre reflects governance, training, resources and pre-hospital triage, rather than catchment population and STEMI incidence, as long as a minimum volume is guaranteed. Resources can be utilised better by merging neighbouring centres, without negative effects on quality of care.
AB - Aims: The currently stated optimal catchment population for a pPCI centre is 300,000-1,100,000, resulting in 200-800 procedures/year. pPCI centres are increasing in number even within small geographic areas. We describe the organisation and quality of care after merging two high-volume centres, creating one mega centre serving 2.5 million inhabitants, and performing ∼1,000 procedures/year. Methods and results: In this descriptive cohort study, we linked individual-level data from the national Central Population Register holding survival status with our in-hospital dedicated PCI database of baseline, organisational and procedural characteristics. Quality measures were treatment delays and 30-day all-cause mortality. In the three-year study period, 2,066 consecutive pPCIs were performed. After the fusion of the two centres, pPCI procedures increased by 102%, while door-to-balloon remained stable at 32 minutes. Up to 75.1% of patients were directly transferred by pre-hospital triage, of whom 82.7% had ECG-to-balloon <120 min, 92.6% had door-to-balloon <60 min. Thirty-day all-cause mortality remained low at 6.3%. Conclusions: This study challenges the stated maximal pPCI centre volume. The quality of a centre reflects governance, training, resources and pre-hospital triage, rather than catchment population and STEMI incidence, as long as a minimum volume is guaranteed. Resources can be utilised better by merging neighbouring centres, without negative effects on quality of care.
U2 - 10.4244/eijy14m11_07
DO - 10.4244/eijy14m11_07
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 25420787
SN - 1774-024X
VL - 11
SP - 503
EP - 510
JO - EuroIntervention
JF - EuroIntervention
IS - 5
ER -