Age- and sex-based resource utilisation and costs in patients with acute chest pain undergoing cardiac CT angiography: pooled evidence from ROMICAT II and ACRIN-PA trials.
Publication/Presentation Date
2-1-2018
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine resource utilisation according to age and gender-specific subgroups in two large randomized diagnostic trials.
METHODS: We pooled patient-specific data from ACRIN-PA 4005 and ROMICAT II that enrolled subjects with acute chest pain at 14 US sites. Subjects were randomized between a standard work-up and a pathway utilizing cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and followed for the occurrence of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and resource utilisation during index hospitalisation and 1-month follow-up. Study endpoints included diagnostic accuracy of CCTA for the detection of ACS as well as resource utilisation.
RESULTS: Among 1240 patients who underwent CCTA, negative predictive value of CCTA to rule out ACS remained very high (≥99.4%). The proportion of patients undergoing additional diagnostic testing and cost increased with age for both sexes (p < 0.001), and was higher in men as compared to women older than 60 years (43.1% vs. 23.4% and $4559 ± 3382 vs. $3179 ± 2562, p < 0.01; respectively). Cost to rule out ACS was higher in men (p < 0.001) and significantly higher for patients older than 60 years ($2860-5935 in men, p < 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: CCTA strategy in patients with acute chest pain results in varying resource utilisation according to age and gender-specific subgroups, mandating improved selection for advanced imaging.
KEY POINTS: • In this analysis, CAD and ACS increased with age and male gender. • CCTA in patients with acute chest pain results in varying resource utilisation. • Significant increase of diagnostic testing and cost with age for both sexes. • Cost to rule out ACS is higher in men and patients >60 years. • Improved selection of subjects for cardiac CTA result in more resource-driven implementation.
Volume
28
Issue
2
First Page
851
Last Page
860
ISSN
1432-1084
Published In/Presented At
Bamberg, F., Mayrhofer, T., Ferencik, M., Bittner, D. O., Hallett, T. R., Janjua, S., Schlett, C. L., Nagurney, J. T., Udelson, J. E., Truong, Q. A., Woodard, P. K., Hollander, J. E., Litt, H., & Hoffmann, U. (2018). Age- and sex-based resource utilisation and costs in patients with acute chest pain undergoing cardiac CT angiography: pooled evidence from ROMICAT II and ACRIN-PA trials. European radiology, 28(2), 851–860. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-017-4981-y
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
28875364
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article