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How Soon Is Too Soon? A Quality Improvement Approach To Postoperative Length Of Stay Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, David Brian Jones, Robin Harris, Paul N. Fiorilli Md, Allyson Neal
How Soon Is Too Soon? A Quality Improvement Approach To Postoperative Length Of Stay Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, David Brian Jones, Robin Harris, Paul N. Fiorilli Md, Allyson Neal
Graduate Publications and Other Selected Works - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
BACKGROUND: Heart valve disease prevalence is expected to rapidly increase over the next twenty years. Aortic stenosis, the most common valvular disorder, is a significant cause of heart failure hospital admissions and high mortality if left untreated. Treatment options include surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and the more popular transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The rapid increase of TAVR procedures generates hospital bed capacity issues, and there is no recommendation defining the minimum length of stay (LOS) following TAVR.
LOCAL PROBLEM: The setting was a 1,100-bed academic medical center in southeastern Pennsylvania with an average annual TAVR volume …