Key result
An analysis of Medicare beneficiaries from 2006 through 2012 was conducted to evaluate how frequently left-digit bias affects the decision to perform inpatient coronary-artery bypass grafting.
Why the study?
Behavioral heuristics and cognitive biases such as left-digit bias can affect clinical decisions, potentially leading physicians to categorize continuous age discretely and choose more conservative treatments.
Population
Medicare beneficiaries from 2006 through 2012
Comparison
Patients 80 years and 2 weeks of age vs patients 79 years and 50 weeks of age
Authors
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May reduce CABG use near the 80th birthday in AMI; leaves open whether debiasing strategies alter referral patterns.
Olenski et al. (2020) conducted a letter in Coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG). Left-digit bias (patient age) was evaluated on Frequency of inpatient coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG). An analysis of Medicare beneficiaries from 2006 through 2012 was conducted to evaluate how frequently left-digit bias affects the decision to perform inpatient coronary-artery bypass grafting.
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