Modeling Major Adverse Outcomes of Pediatric and Adult Patients With Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization: Observations From the NCDR IMPACT Registry (National Cardiovascular Data Registry Improving Pediatric and Adult Congenital Treatment).

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-21-2017

Identifier

DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.027714; PMCID: PMC5698125

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Risk standardization for adverse events after congenital cardiac catheterization is needed to equitably compare patient outcomes among different hospitals as a foundation for quality improvement. The goal of this project was to develop a risk-standardization methodology to adjust for patient characteristics when comparing major adverse outcomes in the NCDR's (National Cardiovascular Data Registry) IMPACT Registry (Improving Pediatric and Adult Congenital Treatment).

METHODS: Between January 2011 and March 2014, 39 725 consecutive patients within IMPACT undergoing cardiac catheterization were identified. Given the heterogeneity of interventional procedures for congenital heart disease, new procedure-type risk categories were derived with empirical data and expert opinion, as were markers of hemodynamic vulnerability. A multivariable hierarchical logistic regression model to identify patient and procedural characteristics predictive of a major adverse event or death after cardiac catheterization was derived in 70% of the cohort and validated in the remaining 30%.

RESULTS: The rate of major adverse event or death was 7.1% and 7.2% in the derivation and validation cohorts, respectively. Six procedure-type risk categories and 6 independent indicators of hemodynamic vulnerability were identified. The final risk adjustment model included procedure-type risk category, number of hemodynamic vulnerability indicators, renal insufficiency, single-ventricle physiology, and coagulation disorder. The model had good discrimination, with a C-statistic of 0.76 and 0.75 in the derivation and validation cohorts, respectively. Model calibration in the validation cohort was excellent, with a slope of 0.97 (standard error, 0.04;

CONCLUSIONS: The creation of a validated risk-standardization model for adverse outcomes after congenital cardiac catheterization can support reporting of risk-adjusted outcomes in the IMPACT Registry as a foundation for quality improvement.

Journal Title

Circulation

Volume

136

Issue

21

First Page

2009

Last Page

2019

MeSH Keywords

Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Blood Coagulation; Blood Coagulation Disorders; Cardiac Catheterization; Chi-Square Distribution; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Heart Defects, Congenital; Hemodynamics; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Kidney; Logistic Models; Male; Multivariate Analysis; Odds Ratio; Registries; Renal Insufficiency; Reproducibility of Results; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; United States; Young Adult

Keywords

catheterization; congenital heart disease; outcomes; risk adjustment

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