title: Is coronary artery bypass in the community hospital justifiable?
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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