Key result
Older age (P=0.0062) and the combination of previous CABG with low ejection fraction (P=0.0001) or female sex (P=0.0017) were significant determinants of higher hospital costs after coronary surgery.
Population
418 patients who received coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) at Emory University during 1990
Design
Cohort
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May guide resource planning for high-risk CABG patients; leaves open prospective validation of cost-mitigation strategies.
Observational (n=418)
No
Preoperative characteristics such as older age, previous CABG, female sex, and low ejection fraction are significant predictors of higher hospital resource utilization during CABG.
Mauldin et al. (1994) conducted an observational in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (n=418). Preoperative characteristics (e.g., previous CABG, age, sex, diabetes) was evaluated on Hospital costs. Older age (P=0.0062) and the combination of previous CABG with low ejection fraction (P=0.0001) or female sex (P=0.0017) were significant determinants of higher hospital costs after coronary surgery.
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