Risk-Adjusted Survival after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Implications for Quality Improvement

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Efird, Jimmy T.; O'Neal, Wesley T.; Davies, Stephen W.; O'Neal, Jason B.; Kindell, Linda C.; Anderson, Curtis A.; Chitwood, W. Randolph; Ferguson, T. Bruce; Kypson, Alan P.
Abstract
Mortality represents an important outcome measure following coronary artery bypass grafting. Shorter survival times may reflect poor surgical quality and an increased number of costly postoperative complications. Quality control efforts aimed at increasing survival times may be misleading if not properly adjusted for case-mix severity. This paper demonstrates how to construct and cross-validate efficiency-outcome plots for a specified time (e.g., 6-month and 1-year survival) after coronary artery bypass grafting, accounting for baseline cardiovascular risk factors. The application of this approach to regional centers allows for the localization of risk stratification rather than applying overly broad and non-specific models to their patient populations.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5427
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 outcomes; coronary artery bypass grafting; CABG; survival; mortality 
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2014-07
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Efird, Jimmy T., & O'Neal, Wesley T., & Davies, Stephen W., & O'Neal, Jason B., & Kindell, Linda C., & Anderson, Curtis A., & Chitwood, W. Randolph, & Ferguson, T. Bruce, & Kypson, Alan P.. (July 2014). Risk-Adjusted Survival after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Implications for Quality Improvement. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(7), 7470- 7481. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5427

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Efird, Jimmy T., and O'Neal, Wesley T., and Davies, Stephen W., and O'Neal, Jason B., and Kindell, Linda C., and Anderson, Curtis A., and Chitwood, W. Randolph, and Ferguson, T. Bruce, and Kypson, Alan P.. "Risk-Adjusted Survival after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Implications for Quality Improvement". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 11:7. (7470-7481), July 2014. December 08, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5427.
Chicago:
Efird, Jimmy T. and O'Neal, Wesley T. and Davies, Stephen W. and O'Neal, Jason B. and Kindell, Linda C. and Anderson, Curtis A. and Chitwood, W. Randolph and Ferguson, T. Bruce and Kypson, Alan P., "Risk-Adjusted Survival after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Implications for Quality Improvement," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 11, no. 7 (July 2014), http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5427 (accessed December 08, 2023).
AMA:
Efird, Jimmy T., O'Neal, Wesley T., Davies, Stephen W., O'Neal, Jason B., Kindell, Linda C., Anderson, Curtis A., Chitwood, W. Randolph, Ferguson, T. Bruce, Kypson, Alan P.. Risk-Adjusted Survival after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Implications for Quality Improvement. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. July 2014; 11(7): 7470-7481. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5427. Accessed December 08, 2023.
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