2013
Hospital-Based, Acute Care Use Among Patients Within 30 Days of Discharge After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Fox JP, Suter LG, Wang K, Wang Y, Krumholz HM, Ross JS. Hospital-Based, Acute Care Use Among Patients Within 30 Days of Discharge After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2013, 96: 96-104. PMID: 23702228, PMCID: PMC3758868, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCaliforniaCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIntensive Care UnitsLength of StayLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMorbidityPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative PeriodPrognosisRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurvival RateTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsDays of dischargeAcute care needsCABG surgeryED visit ratesED visitsHospital readmissionReadmission ratesCare needsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryVisit ratesArtery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass surgeryRisk-standardized readmission ratesAcute care ratesHospital 30 daysBypass graft surgeryAcute care useArtery bypass surgeryCongestive heart failureEmergency department visitsEmergency Department DatabasesChest discomfortGraft surgeryBypass surgeryHospital volume
2012
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Hu S, Zheng Z, Yuan X, Wang Y, Normand SL, Ross JS, Krumholz HM. Coronary Artery Bypass Graft. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2012, 5: 214-221. PMID: 22396587, PMCID: PMC3509783, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.111.962365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChinese Cardiac Surgery RegistryCardiac Surgery RegistryCABG surgeryComplication rateCoronary artery bypass graftCoronary artery bypassMajor complication rateArtery bypass graftCause mortality ratesNational multicenter databaseHospital-level performanceArtery bypassHospital mortalityMediastinal infectionRenal failureConsecutive patientsBypass graftMulticenter databaseMean ageMyocardial infarctionNational registryCABG facilitiesMortality rateSurgeryHospital