2021
The impact of trainees' working hour regulations on outcome in CABG and valve surgery in the State of New York
Amabile A, Mori M, Brooks C, Weininger G, Shang M, Fereydooni S, Komlo CM, Mullan CW, Hameed I, Geirsson A. The impact of trainees' working hour regulations on outcome in CABG and valve surgery in the State of New York. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 36: 4582-4590. PMID: 34617327, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term outcomesRisk-adjusted mortality ratesDuty hour regulationsTeaching hospitalBetter short-term outcomesWorse short-term outcomesCoronary artery bypassDuty hour policiesOverall surgical volumeArtery bypassCABG surgeryValve surgeryCABG proceduresCardiac surgeryValve proceduresSurgical volumeFirst-year residentsHospital typeMortality rateSurgeryCABGCall dutiesReporting System dataGraduate Medical EducationOutcomes
2020
Center‐level CABG and valve operative outcomes and volume–outcome relationships in New York State
Brooks C, Mori M, Shang M, Weininger G, Raul S, Dey P, Vallabhajosyula P, Geirsson A. Center‐level CABG and valve operative outcomes and volume–outcome relationships in New York State. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2020, 36: 653-658. PMID: 33336474, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graftVolume-outcome effectCABG outcomesOperative outcomesValve outcomesValve operationsDiscordant performanceAnnual center volumeArtery bypass graftVolume-outcome relationshipCenter-level outcomeE ratioNY hospitalsOperative mortalityValve surgeryBypass graftCenter volumeLinearized slopeCase typesDiscordant outcomesOutcome reportsNew York StateOutcome correlationOutcome variationOutcomes