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Table 2 Index events, procedural resource use, and cost

From: Comparative cost-effectiveness of surgery, angioplasty, or medical therapy in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease: MASS II trial

 

PCI

(n = 205)

MT

(n = 203)

CABG

(203)

P

Procedural resource use, % (n)

 No of PCI procedures

   

< 0.001a

  0

6.8 (14)

97.5 (198)

99.5 (202)

 

  1

96.6 (173)

2.8 (5)

0.6 (1)

 

  2

8.3 (17)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

 

  3

0.5 (1)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

 

 Bare metal stent

   

< 0.001a

  0

22.9 (47)

97.5 (198)

100 (203)

 

  1

35.1 (72)

2.0 (4)

0 (0)

 

  2

32.2 (66)

0.5 (1)

0 (0)

 

  3

8.3 (17)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

  ≥ 4

1.5 (3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

 Balloon angioplasty

   

< 0.001a

  0

6.8 (14)

97.5 (198)

99.5 (202)

 

  1

26.8 (55)

1.5 (3)

0.5 (1)

 

  2

37.1 (76)

1.0 (2)

0 (0)

 

  3

21.0 (43)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

  ≥ 4

8.3 (17)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

 CABG procedure

   

< 0.001a

  0

92.2 (189)

94.1 (191)

8.9 (18)

 

  1

7.8 (16)

5.9 (12)

91.1 (185)

 

 Diagnostic catheterization

   

< 0.001a

  1

80.5 (165)

96.6 (196)

95.6 (194)

 

  2

18.5 (38)

3.4 (7)

4.4 (9)

 

  3

1.0 (2)

0.0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Clinical outcomes, % (n)

 Death

4.9 (10)

1.0 (2)

3.9 (8)

0.07a

 AMI

14.9 (30)

5.9 (12)

7.4 (15)

0.005a

 Stroke

2.0 (4)

1.0 (2)

4.4 (9)

0.068a

 Unstable angina

2.9 (6)

0.5 (1)

1.0 (2)

0.263a

Cost, $ mean ± SD

 Medication

47 ± 32 [38]

80 ± 104 [64]

40 ± 29 [30]

< 0.001b

 Outpatient service

303 ± 85 [274]

284 ± 112 [261]

248 ± 53 [233]

< 0.001b

 PCI procedure

1490 ± 741 [1385]

35 ± 225 [0]

3 ± 46 [0]

< 0.001b

 CABG procedure

152 ± 523 [0]

115 ± 460 [0]

1775 ± 555 [1947]

< 0.001b

 Total cost

1952 ± 841 [1807]

446 ± 525 [277]

2037 ± 559 [2180]

< 0.001b

  1. Values in brackets represent medians
  2. MT medical treatment, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, CABG coronary artery bypass graft, AMI acute myocardial infarction, $ American dollar
  3. aChi square test of homogeneity
  4. bKruskal–Wallis; SD standard deviation