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Author(s) -
Gogas Bill D.,
Chen ShaoLiang
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.27884
Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , clinical practice , volume (thermodynamics) , value (mathematics) , key (lock) , intensive care medicine , family medicine , statistics , nursing , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , ecology , biology
Key PointsWhat the article teaches The article highlights the competency of high volume operators across institutions that despite moving to lower volume centers retain their good clinical outcomes.How it will impact practice Although current U.S. based guidelines suggest a volume of at least 50 PCIs annually for operators to retain clinical competency this estimate may be a poor index to guarantee optimal clinical outcomes.What new research/study would help answer the question New studies using a comprehensive definition to define an experienced operator from the Asia‐Pacific—a geographic area that has pioneered in complex coronary interventions—need to elute on the threshold of adequate clinical competency stratified according to clinical complexity.