Lymphedema prevalence and treatment benefits in cancer: impact of a therapeutic intervention on health outcomes and costs.

Background: Lymphedema is a common complication of cancer therapeutics; its prevalence, treatment outcomes, and costs have been poorly defined. The objective of this study was to examine lymphedema prevalence among cancer survivors and to characterize changes in clinical outcomes and costs associated with a defined therapeutic intervention (use of a pneumatic compression devices [PCD]) in a representative, privately insured population.

Methods And Findings: Retrospective analysis of de-identified health claims data from a large national insurer for calendar years 2007 through 2013.

Clinical, angiographic, and procedural predictors of periprocedural complications during chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention.

Objectives: To identify clinical, angiographic, and procedural factors associated with increased risk of periprocedural complications during chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Background: Successful CTO PCI can provide significant clinical benefit; however, procedural risks have received limited study. We sought to identify factors associated with increased CTO PCI periprocedural risk that could be utilized to guide patient and lesion selection.

Meta-analysis of stroke after transradial versus transfemoral artery catheterization.

Background: Transradial (TR) catheterization is gaining popularity due to its association with lower bleeding and access site complications, improved patient comfort, and lower costs compared to transfemoral (TF) catheterization; however, there is concern that TR catheterization may be associated with an increased risk of neurological complications. New randomized data has emerged since the publication of the last meta-analysis evaluating the risk of stroke between TR and TF catheterization in 2009.

Methods: We conducted a meta-analysis of randomized studies published until 2013 reporting risk of stroke in TR vs.

Same-day discharge after percutaneous coronary intervention: a meta-analysis.

Objectives: This study sought to assess the safety of same-day discharge in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Background: The safety of same-day discharge has previously been evaluated primarily in small, single-center studies.

Methods: We conducted a meta-analysis of studies reporting outcomes of patients discharged on the same day as PCI.

Angiographic success and procedural complications in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary chronic total occlusion interventions: a weighted meta-analysis of 18,061 patients from 65 studies.

Objectives: This study sought to perform a weighted meta-analysis of the complication risk during chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Background: The safety profile of CTO PCI has received limited study.

Methods: We conducted a meta-analysis of 65 studies published between 2000 and 2011 reporting procedural complications of CTO PCI.