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. 2022 May;99(6):1733-1740.
doi: 10.1002/ccd.30173. Epub 2022 Mar 29.

International percutaneous coronary intervention complication survey

Bahadir Simsek  1 , Spyridon Kostantinis  1 , Judit Karacsonyi  1 , Allison Hall  2 , Bavana V Rangan  1 , Kevin J Croce  3 , Lorenzo Azzalini  4 , Margaret McEntegart  5 , Mehdi Shishehbor  6 , Mohaned Egred  7 , Olga C Mastrodemos  1 , Paul Sorajja  1 , Subhash Banerjee  8   9 , William Lombardi  10 , Yader Sandoval  11 , Emmanouil S Brilakis  1
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International percutaneous coronary intervention complication survey

Bahadir Simsek et al. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 May.

Abstract

Objectives: To investigate the perceptions of interventional cardiologists (IC) regarding the frequency, impact, and management strategies of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) complications.

Background: The perceptions and management strategies of ICs of PCI complications have received limited study.

Methods: Online survey on PCI complications: 46 questions were distributed via email lists and Twitter to ICs.

Results: Of 11,663 contacts, 821 responded (7% response rate): 60% were from the United States and the median age was 46-50 years. Annual PCI case numbers were <100 (26%), 100-199 (37%), 200-299 (21%), and ≥300 (16%); 42% do not perform structural interventions, others reported performing <40 (30%), or >100 (11%) structural cases annually. On a scale of 0-10, participating ICs were highly concerned about potential complications with a median score of 7.2 (interquartile range: 5.0-8.7). The most feared complication was death (39%), followed by coronary perforation (26%) and stroke (9%). Covered stents were never deployed by 21%, and 32% deployed at least one during the past year; 79% have never used fat to seal perforations; 64% have never used coils for perforations. Complications were attributed to higher patient/angiographic complexity by 68% and seen as opportunities for improvement by 70%; 97% of participants were interested in learning more about the management of PCI complications. The most useful learning methods were meetings (66%), webinars (48%), YouTube (32%), and Twitter (29%).

Conclusion: ICs who participated in the survey are highly concerned about complications. Following complication management algorithms and having access to more experienced operators might alleviate stress and optimize patient outcomes.

Keywords: complications; coronary angiogram; interventional cardiology; percutaneous coronary intervention; survey.

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