New heart bypass surgery study results reported from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Research findings, "Comorbidity and outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft surgery at cardiac specialty hospitals versus general hospitals," are discussed in a new report. "Cardiac specialty hospitals assert better patient outcomes and efficiency, whereas general hospitals contend they attract healthier patients. To ascertain whether increased cardiac specialization of a hospital's services is associated with improved outcomes for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and whether patients with and without comorbid disease have equivalent outcomes to their counterparts at general hospitals. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of a 5% sample of Medicare beneficiaries undergoing...

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