Quality, not volume, determines outcome of coronary artery bypass surgery in a university-based community hospital network.

Kurlansky, Paul A

Quality, not volume, determines outcome of coronary artery bypass surgery in a university-based community hospital network. [electronic resource] - The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Feb 2012 - 287-93 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1097-685X

10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.10.043 doi


Aged
Community Networks--standards
Coronary Artery Bypass--adverse effects
Female
Hospital Mortality
Hospitals, Community--standards
Hospitals, University--standards
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
New York City
Odds Ratio
Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care--standards
Postoperative Complications--etiology
Program Evaluation
Quality Improvement--standards
Quality Indicators, Health Care--standards
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome