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    Acute Risk Change for Cardiothoracic Admissions to Intensive Care (ARCTIC index): A new measure of quality in cardiac surgery

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    Authors
    Coulson, T.
    Bailey, M.
    Reid, Christopher
    Tran, L.
    Mullany, D.
    Smith, J.
    Pilcher, D.
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Coulson, T. and Bailey, M. and Reid, C. and Tran, L. and Mullany, D. and Smith, J. and Pilcher, D. 2014. Acute Risk Change for Cardiothoracic Admissions to Intensive Care (ARCTIC index): A new measure of quality in cardiac surgery. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 148 (6): pp. 3076-3081.
    Source Title
    Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
    DOI
    10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.06.069
    ISSN
    0022-5223
    School
    Department of Health Policy and Management
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36023
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Background: Quality of cardiac surgical care may vary between institutions. Mortality is low and large numbers are required to discriminate between hospitals. Measures other than mortality may provide better comparisons. Objectives: To develop and assess the Acute Risk Change for Cardiothoracic Admissions to Intensive Care (ARCTIC) index, a new performance measure for cardiothoracic admissions to intensive care units (ICUs). Methods: The Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons database and Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Adult Patient Database were linked. Logistic regression was used to generate a predicted risk of death first from preoperative data using the previously validated Allprocscore and second on admission to an ICU using Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation III score. Change in risk as a percentage (ARCTIC) was calculated for each patient. The validity of ARCTIC as a marker of quality was assessed by comparison with intraoperative variables and postoperative morbidity markers. Results: Sixteen thousand six hundred eighty-seven patients at 21 hospitals from 2008 to 2011 were matched. An increase in ARCTIC score was associated with prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass time (P = .001), intraoperative blood product transfusion (P < .001), reoperation (P < .0001), postoperative renal failure (P < .0001), prolonged ventilation (P < .0001), and stroke (P = .001). Conclusions: The ARCTIC index is associated with known markers of perioperative performance and postoperative morbidity. It may be used as an overall marker of quality for cardiac surgery. Further work is required to assess ARCTIC as a method to discriminate between cardiac surgical units.

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