January 13, 2004JAMA259 citations
View Full PaperProcedural Volume as a Marker of Quality for CABG Surgery
Structured PICO
Is hospital procedural volume an adequate quality metric for CABG surgery outcomes?
P
Population
Patients undergoing CABG surgery
I
Intervention
Hospital procedural volume
O
Outcome
CABG outcomes
Hospital procedural volume may not be an adequate quality metric for CABG surgery.
Abstract
In contemporary practice, hospital procedural volume is only modestly associated with CABG outcomes and therefore may not be an adequate quality metric for CABG surgery.