Regional integration between a cardiac centre and a referring hospital
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD)Circulatory SystemHeart patients diagnosed with coronary artery disease and treated by coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN11311830
- Lead Sponsor
- Catharina Ziekenhuis
- Brief Summary
2020 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32493361/ (added 26/10/2020)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 12000
Inclusion Criteria
1. Aged 18 years and older
2. Diagnosed with coronary artery disease
3. Referred from other hospitals to Catharina Cardiac Centre and back for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) between 2011 and 2016 AND/OR referred from the hospital SJG Weert to Catharina Cardiac Centre in the year 2013 and in the period January until September 2015
Exclusion Criteria
1. Treated with combined treatments, such as aortic valve replacement in combination with CABG
2. Not referred from another hospital
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> Primary outcome measures 1-4 were assessed from electronic health records and cardiac databases of both hospitals within 30 days after the interventions:<br> 1. Mortality<br> 2. Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI)<br> 3. Surgical re-exploration<br> 4. Myocardial infarction<br> 5. 120 day mortality, assessed from electronic health records and cardiac databases of both hospitals 120 days after the interventions<br> 6. Urgent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) within 24 hours, assessed from the electronic health records of the Catharina Cardiac Centre<br> 7. Cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) within 72 hours, assessed from the electronic health records of the Catharina Cardiac Centre<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method