Comparing Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Among Large Teaching and Urban Hospitals in China and the United States
Zheng Z, Zhang H, Yuan X, Rao C, Zhao Y, Wang Y, Normand SL, Krumholz HM, Hu S. Comparing Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Among Large Teaching and Urban Hospitals in China and the United States. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2017, 10: e003327. PMID: 28611187, PMCID: PMC5482563, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.116.003327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedChinaCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHospital Bed CapacityHospital MortalityHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, TeachingHospitals, UrbanHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPrevalenceProcess Assessment, Health CarePropensity ScoreQuality Indicators, Health CareRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsIsolated CABG surgeryCoronary artery bypassUrban hospitalHospital mortalityArtery bypassCABG surgeryChinese Cardiac Surgery RegistryTotal hospital stayCardiac Surgery RegistryCoronary artery diseaseNational Inpatient SampleLarge teachingLength of staySignificant mortality differenceHospital staySecondary outcomesArtery diseasePrimary outcomeMedian lengthComparing outcomesInpatient SampleMortality differencesHigher ageHigh mortalityHospital