Initial and follow up resource utilisation
| PCI (n = 488) | CABG (n = 500) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Total number of events. | |||
| †Other reasons (frequency) are as follows. For PCI arm: chest pain—cardiac (20), gastrointestinal (7), chest pain—non-cardiac (6), other—specify (6), genitourinary/gynaecological (4), vascular—other (4), haematological/lymphatic (2), musculoskeletal (2), respiratory (2), transient ischaemic accident (2), unable to classify (2), cancelled procedure (1), cardiac—other (1), cardiac arrhythmias—supraventricular/atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter (1), cardiac failure (1), ear, nose, throat (1), effusion—pericardial (1), ophthalmological (1). For CABG arm: cardiac arrhythmias—supraventricular/atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter (13), chest pain—cardiac (12), respiratory (12), chest pain—non-cardiac (10), effusion—pleural (10), other—specify (10), gastrointestinal (8), musculoskeletal (8), genitourinary/gynaecological (7), cardiac—other (5), vascular—other (5), cardiac arrhythmias—complete heart block/bradycardia (4), surgical wound—infection of sternum (4), unable to classify (4), ear, nose, throat (3), neurological (3), surgical wound—infection of other site (3), vascular—deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism (3), surgical wound—unstable sternum (2), cancelled procedure (1), cardiac arrhythmias—ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation/arrest (1), cardiac failure (1), dermatological (1), transient ischaemic accident (1). | |||
| Initial hospitalisation | |||
| Revascularisation as planned | 480 (98.4%) | 487 (97.4%) | 0.30 |
| Crossover revascularisation | 7 (1.4%) | 11 (2.2%) | 0.37 |
| Additional catheterisation | 5 (1.0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.029 |
| Additional CABG | 6 (1.2%) | 4 (0.8%) | 0.542 |
| Additional PCI | 6 (1.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.014 |
| Rehospitalisation* | |||
| Repeat PCI | 56 | 18 | <0.0001 |
| Repeat CABG | 32 | 1 | <0.0001 |
| Cardiac catheterisation only | 62 | 11 | <0.0001 |
| Myocardial infarction | 11 | 3 | 0.028 |
| Stroke | 4 | 3 | 0.72 |
| Bleeding | 0 | 1 | 1.0000 |
| Other reasons for hospitalisation† | 64 | 131 | <0.0001 |
| Mean time in rehabilitation (days) | 0.85 | 2.36 | <0.0001 |
| 95% confidence interval | 0.42 to 1.44 | 1.78 to 3.01 | |