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Complications After Cardiac Surgery Increase Hospital Costs, Length of Stay by More than Two-Thirds
July 6th, 2008
Major complications following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, even among patients least at risk of experiencing complications, remain common and add significantly to healthcare costs, while diminishing the benefits of surgery, according to research funded and conducted by Cardiac Data Solutions. The research was published in the June 2008 Annals of Thoracic Surgery. According to the study, the average cost of a patient undergoing isolated CABG without a perioperative complication in fiscal year 2005 was $29,477. The average incremental cost for a patient suffering one of the seven complications studied was $19,968, and the average length of stay increased...
Source: Heart Disease Weekly (2008-07-06)
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