Research Article

Association between Public Reporting of Outcomes and the Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock

Table 2

Propensity score matching.

VariablePublic reporting (N = 2982)Nonreporting (N = 2982) value

Weighted numbers1451215498
Age >65 years1911 (64.1)1994 (66.9)0.02
Male2212 (74.2)1720 (57.7)0.77
White2218 (74.4)2248 (75.4)0.28
Myocardial infarction presentation1657 (55.6)1646 (55.2)0.74
Medicare/Medicaid2209 (74.1)2191 (73.5)0.58
Comorbid conditions
 Acquired immune deficiency syndrome5 (0.2)5 (0.2)0.78
 Collagen vascular disease80 (2.7)68 (2.3)0.41
 Congestive heart failure623 (20.9)626 (21)0.87
 Chronic pulmonary disease802 (26.9)796 (26.7)0.91
 Coagulopathy584 (19.6)611 (20.5)0.38
 Depression169 (5.7)164 (5.5)0.69
 Hypothyroidism280 (9.4)283 (9.5)0.89
 Liver disease80 (2.7)77 (2.6)0.75
 Lymphoma35 (1.2)29 (1)0.54
 Fluid/electrolyte disorders1640 (55)1657 (55.6)0.66
 Metastatic cancer65 (2.2)62 (2.1)0.93
 Neurological disorders250 (8.4)247 (8.3)0.96
 Obesity298 (10)271 (9.1)0.24
 Paralysis83 (2.8)77 (2.6)0.69
 Psychoses71 (2.4)68 (2.3)0.73
 Pulmonary circulation disorders119 (4)119 (4)0.9
 Solid tumor62 (2.1)65 (2.2)0.93
 Peptic ulcer disease0 (0)0 (0)
 Valvular disease253 (8.5)250 (8.4)0.82
 Weight loss217 (7.3)229 (7.7)0.59
 Alcohol abuse122 (4.1)128 (4.3)0.7
 Drug abuse74 (2.5)65 (2.2)0.44
Percutaneous coronary intervention518 (17.4)495 (16.6)0.39
Coronary artery bypass graft surgery300 (10.1)553 (18.5)<0.01
Aortic valve surgery102 (3.4)151 (5.1)<0.01
Mitral valve surgery101 (3.4)124 (4.2)0.11
Mechanical circulatory support960 (32.2)1085 (36.4)<0.01

Values reported as absolute numbers (percentage) unless otherwise specified. N = number.