2021
Complex Case Outcomes and Case Risk Distribution of Early-career Cardiac Surgeons
Weininger G, Geirsson A. Complex Case Outcomes and Case Risk Distribution of Early-career Cardiac Surgeons. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2021, 113: 2107-2108. PMID: 33971173, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.04.079.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Association Between Cardiac Surgeons’ Number of Years in Practice and Surgical Outcomes in New York Cardiac Centers
Weininger G, Mori M, Brooks C, Shang M, Vinholo T, Zhang Y, Assi R, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. Association Between Cardiac Surgeons’ Number of Years in Practice and Surgical Outcomes in New York Cardiac Centers. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2023671. PMID: 33141159, PMCID: PMC7610186, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.23671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-adjusted operative mortality ratesAnnual case volumeSurgeon annual case volumeValve proceduresCABG proceduresCardiac surgeonsYears of practiceCardiothoracic surgeonsSurgical outcomesSurgeon numberCase volumeMortality rateRisk-adjusted mortality ratesCoronary artery bypassOperative mortality rateMultivariable risk modelsDay of surgeryCardiac surgery centersCross-sectional studyRisk-adjusted outcomesCross-sectional analysisArtery bypassIndex hospitalizationValve surgeryCardiac center