Hospital cost of complications associated with coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
We identified 6,791 coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) cases using the Massachusetts hospital discharge data to quantify the contribution of complications to the cost of a hospitalization for CABG. After adjusting for in-hospital mortality and baseline clinical severity as other contributors to cost, the additional costs associated with complications were substantial.
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Evans Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, MA 02118, USA.
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Ghali
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Moskowitz
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D000368:Aged; D015897:Comorbidity; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics*; D003361:Cost Allocation / Q000379:methods; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D018803:Models, Economic; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology