February 20, 2015Anesthesia & Analgesia
Facing the Uncomfortable Truth
Why the study?
Does management by high-performance anesthesiologists reduce postoperative death or major complications in patients undergoing isolated CABG surgery compared to low-performance anesthesiologists?
Population
Patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in New York State
Comparison
Management by high-performance anesthesiologists vs Management by low-performance anesthesiologists
Design
Editorial
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
This editorial highlights that individual anesthesiologist performance is a significant determinant of postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing CABG surgery.
Structured PICO
Does management by high-performance anesthesiologists reduce postoperative death or major complications in patients undergoing isolated CABG surgery compared to low-performance anesthesiologists?
P
Population
Patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in New York State
I
Intervention
Management by high-performance anesthesiologists
C
Comparator
Management by low-performance anesthesiologists
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Outcome
Postoperative death or major complicationshard clinical
This editorial highlights that individual anesthesiologist performance is a significant determinant of postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing CABG surgery.
Cite This Study
Wijeysundera et al. (2015) studied this question.