Acute cardiac care & resuscitation

Resource Utilization and Costs Associated With Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Myocardial Infarction: A Population-Based Cohort Study

JACC AdvPublished Retrospective cohort study

Authors' conclusion

AMI-CS is associated with significant health care costs, both during the index hospitalization and following discharge.

Study context

Population
Adults with cardiogenic shock due to acute MI (AMI-CS), Ontario, Canada, April 2009–March 2019
Participants
9,789 adults135 centres
Outcome
Health care costs and resource use
Follow-up
1 year following index admission
Methodological details135 centres, administrative data
  • 135 centres
  • Administrative data

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Cost per patient

Median inpatient cost per patient (IQR $12,234-$41,833)

$23,912

Median total 1-year cost (IQR $20,113-$66,582)

$37,913

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

OutcomeDied in hospitalSurvived to discharge
Median 1-year cost by in-hospital survivalMedian $17,730 (IQR $9,323-$38,379)45,713 (IQR $29,688-$77,683)
Cost after discharge (median, IQR $4,262-$35,275)— not stated in the abstract$12,719

— not stated in the abstract

Mortality

In-hospital mortality
30.2%
Mortality at 2 years
45.9%

Cost by revascularization strategy

CABG incurred the highest cost among revascularization groups

Cost per fiscal year 2009–2019

No significant differences in cost per fiscal year

Original publication

Resource Utilization and Costs Associated With Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Myocardial Infarction: A Population-Based Cohort Study. JACC Adv. Published 2 July 2024. doi:10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101047

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