Is coronary artery bypass in the community hospital justifiable?
Coronary artery bypass can be performed at the community hospital level with results comparable to those in major university centers. Four hundred and ninety-seven patients were operated on between 1970 and 1976 with an overall early mortality of 4.4% (2.6% for coronary artery bypass only) and improvement in the quality of life in 88% of patients.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011788:Quality of Life; D014481:United States