UNLABELLED: sites and then analyzed the patient and hospital characteristics that had an impact on clinical outcomes. RESULTS: The mortality rates for the high- and low-volume OPCAB facilities both averaged 2.9% (p = NS). Patients at the high-volume OPCAB facilities had significantly lower rates of major complications (shock/hemorrhage, neurologic, renal, and cardiac) than those at the low-volume OPCAB facilities. Of the seven minor complications, rates for six were lower in the high-volume OPCAB facilities, but none of the differences reached statistical significance. High-volume OPCAB sites were significantly more likely to discharge their patients directly home than were low-volume OPCAB sites (80% versus 66%; p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The results suggested that surgical team experience and choice of approaches to performing CABG had an impact on patient outcomes.
UNLABELLED: sites and then analyzed the patient and hospital characteristics that had an impact on clinical outcomes. RESULTS: The mortality rates for the high- and low-volume OPCAB facilities both averaged 2.9% (p = NS). Patients at the high-volume OPCAB facilities had significantly lower rates of major complications (shock/hemorrhage, neurologic, renal, and cardiac) than those at the low-volume OPCAB facilities. Of the seven minor complications, rates for six were lower in the high-volume OPCAB facilities, but none of the differences reached statistical significance. High-volume OPCAB sites were significantly more likely to discharge their patients directly home than were low-volume OPCAB sites (80% versus 66%; p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The results suggested that surgical team experience and choice of approaches to performing CABG had an impact on patient outcomes.
Authors: Debraj Mukherjee; Hasan A Zaidi; Thomas A Kosztowski; Aditya Halthore; George I Jallo; Roberto Salvatori; David C Chang; Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa Journal: Childs Nerv Syst Date: 2009-11-10 Impact factor: 1.475
Authors: Muhammad Shahzeb Khan; Mohammad Yousuf-Ul Islam; Muhammad Umer Ahmed; Faizan Imran Bawany; Asadullah Khan; Mohammad Hussham Arshad Journal: Glob J Health Sci Date: 2014-03-24