Why the study?
Is an open heart surgery program feasible and safe in a community hospital setting?
Is an open heart surgery program feasible and safe in a community hospital setting?
Open heart surgery can be safely and feasibly performed in a community hospital setting without compromising patient recovery.
May support community hospital programs; leaves open confirmation in larger prospective studies.
A program for open heart surgery in one community hospital was formulated and put into practice. Experience gained indicates that such services are a necessity in hospitals that fulfill certain criteria. The program is safe and inexpensive. A house staff is not a prerequisite. Finally, the analysis of data obtained from the first 100 cases compares very favorably with results in large medical centers, indicating that the patient's recovery is not compromised.
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Afshin Khazei (1975) studied this question.
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