| Literature DB >> 9202364 |
R E Hall1, A S Ash, W A Ghali, M A Moskowitz.
Abstract
We identified 6,791 coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) cases using the Massachusetts hospital discharge data to quantify the contribution of complications to the cost of a hospitalization for CABG. After adjusting for in-hospital mortality and baseline clinical severity as other contributors to cost, the additional costs associated with complications were substantial.Mesh:
Year: 1997 PMID: 9202364 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00223-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Cardiol ISSN: 0002-9149 Impact factor: 2.778