title: Is the waiting list a safe place for outpatients awaiting coronary bypass surgery?
abstract: This study was undertaken to identify the safety of outpatients awaiting coronary bypass surgery. An audit of the outcome of 92 such outpatients at one Regional centre was undertaken by a retrospective review of medical records. Outcome measures were: time on the waiting list, anti-ischaemic medications, readmission for unstable angina, myocardial infarction and death. Almost half of the patients underwent surgery within three months, and three-quarters waited less than six months. No outpatient death occurred. However, 4 of the 7 adverse events occurred within this period. Despite advanced disease, the safety of outpatients awaiting coronary surgery within such a short time frame appeared to be acceptable, the only adverse events being non-fatal and occurring unpredictably.
authors: St Bartholomew's Hospital, London.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Lim
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Kreidieh
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Dymond
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Spurrell
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Nathan
authors: S J
authors: SJ
authors: Edmondson
authors: G M
authors: GM
authors: Rees
authors: S O
authors: SO
authors: Banim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002300:Cardiac Care Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012449:Safety; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom; D014850:Waiting Lists