Key result
British heart surgeons will be publicly graded on a three-star rating system based on survival rates for first-time coronary artery bypass grafts, which have a national mean mortality of 2.1%.
Population
Adults having cardiac surgery for the first time undergoing coronary artery bypass grafts without additional…
Design
Editorial
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Public surgeon ratings on CABG mortality warrant cautious clinician interpretation; leaves open effects on case selection and outcome improvement.
The Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons in Britain is introducing a three-star rating system for heart surgeons based on survival rates for first-time isolated CABG to forestall government league tables.
O. Dyer (2003) studied Coronary artery disease requiring bypass surgery. Public performance rating system was evaluated. British heart surgeons will be publicly graded on a three-star rating system based on survival rates for first-time coronary artery bypass grafts, which have a national mean mortality of 2.1%.
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