title: Hospital cost of complications associated with coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Evans Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, MA 02118, USA.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Ash
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Ghali
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Moskowitz
mesh_terms: 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