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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 7.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 May 19;43(10):1755–1762. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2003.09.070

Table 3.

Hospital Annual PCI Volume and Odds of In-Hospital Mortality

Hospital Annual PCI
Volume Groups
(Cases/Year Volume Cut Points)
Unadjusted Adjusted*
Low (<200) 1.58 (1.39–1.80) 1.21 (1.06–1.38)
Medium (200–399) 1.12 (1.00–1.25) 1.02 (0.92–1.14)
High (400–999) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
Very high (≥1,000) 0.84 (0.76–0.93) 0.94 (0.85–1.03)
P comparing medium and very high volume hospitals   <0.0001   0.16
P comparing medium, high, very high volume hospitals   <0.0001   0.29
Low (<200) 1.68 (1.47–1.90) 1.24 (1.09–1.41)
Medium (200–399) 1.18 (1.06–1.32) 1.05 (0.95–1.16)
High and very high (≥400) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)

Data are presented as odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals.

*

Analyses adjusted for age, gender, race, payer, myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, diabetes, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, admission acuity, interhospital transfer, stent use, single versus multiple vessel procedure, and renal disease.

PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention.