VP05 Comprehensive Evaluation Of An Evolving Transcatheter Technology
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Our cardiovascular evaluation unit is mandated to evaluate transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in the province of Québec. In 2012, it was recommended that only patients at too high risk for surgery receive TAVI. In partnership with our six hospital TAVI programs, we have measured indicators of structure, process and outcomes since 2013. We are collaborating with multidisciplinary clinical experts to update recommendations for optimal use. Herein, we present the evolving portrait of TAVI in Québec and identify priority issues. METHODS: Clinical data were collected and analyzed for all TAVI performed from 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2016. Regular site feedback was provided. A systematic review of recent guidelines and randomized trials facilitated the interpretation of “real world” results and formulation of provincial quality standards. RESULTS: Provincial TAVI volume increased from 294 in 2013–14 to 340 in 2014–15, and to 360 in 2015–16. Patient age and sex distribution remained relatively constant over time (median age 83 years; 47 percent female). However, the median predicted risk of operative mortality (STS score) decreased in the latest period [6 percent (Interquartile Range, IQR: 4–9) versus 7 percent (IQR: 4–9) versus 4 percent (IQR: 3–7)], suggesting TAVI is increasingly being performed in lower-risk patients. Clinical documentation and processes of care generally improved. Thirty-day mortality decreased (6.1 percent versus 4.1 percent versus 2.8 percent). The literature review identified two central issues: TAVI futility in patients who are too sick and apparent non-inferiority of TAVI compared with surgical valve replacement in medium-risk patients. CONCLUSIONS: Our province-wide TAVI evaluation indicates improving processes and outcomes. Patient selection remains the key in our universal healthcare system, with the need to minimize futile and costly therapy and offer TAVI to those most likely to benefit. Continued monitoring of clinical practice and newly-established quality standards, in close collaboration with clinical teams, remains essential to promote optimal use of this evolving technology.
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Full frame machine prediction
Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.019 | 0.046 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.007 | 0.009 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.003 | 0.001 |
| Open science | 0.002 | 0.002 |
| Research integrity | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.004 | 0.001 |
Machine scores (provisional)
The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.
Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from itClassification
machine, unvalidatedMachine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.
How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".