RT Journal
A1 Janus TJ
T1 SAme-day discharge after percutaneous coronary intervention
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD January 18
VO 307
IS 3
SP 251
OP 252
DO 10.1001/jama.2011.2015
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.2015
AB 
To the Editor: Dr Rao and colleagues1 found that in patients enrolled in Medicare and at low risk for undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), same day discharge was rarely implemented but was not associated with increased risk of death or readmission compared with overnight observation. They concluded that “ . . . overnight observation is driven less by patient risk and more by either local practice patterns or other nonclinical reasons.” Unfortunately, the authors offered no practice pattern explanations and only one nonclinical reason, reimbursement, which they dismissed.