Why the study?
Does regionalisation of cardiac surgery through a hub-and-spoke model reduce mortality and improve referral times in adult patients referred for cardiac surgery?
Does regionalisation of cardiac surgery through a hub-and-spoke model reduce mortality and improve referral times in adult patients referred for cardiac surgery?
The regionalisation of cardiac surgery into a hub-and-spoke model significantly reduced in-hospital and 30-day mortality while improving timely referrals and reducing waiting times.
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Supports hub-and-spoke cardiac surgery regionalisation; observational data leaves open need for RCTs to confirm causality.
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