Hospital variability in length of stay after coronary artery bypass surgery: Results from the society of thoracic surgeon's national cardiac database

Eric D. Peterson, Laura P. Coombs, T. Bruce Ferguson, A. Laurie Shroyer, Elizabeth R. DeLong, Fred L. Grover, Fred H. Edwards

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Abstract

Background. There is growing interest in comparing resource, as well as patient outcome metrics among coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) providers, yet few tools exist for adjusting these provider comparisons for patient case-mix. In this study, we aimed to define the magnitude of hospital variability in postoperative length of stay (PLOS) in contemporary practice and to determine the degree to which this variability was accounted for by differences in patient case-mix. We also sought to determine the relationship between hospitals' risk-adjusted PLOS and mortality outcomes. Methods. We analyzed 496,797 isolated CABG procedures performed between January 1997 to January 2001 at 587 US hospitals participating in the Society of Thoracic Surgeon's National Cardiac Database. Logistic and linear regression were used to identify independent preoperative factors affecting a patient's likelihood for early discharge (PLOS

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)464-473
Number of pages10
JournalAnnals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume74
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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