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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCoronary Artery BypassEducation, Medical, GraduateHumansInternship and ResidencyNew YorkPersonnel Staffing and SchedulingConceptsShort-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 EducationOutcomesThe relationship between cardiac surgeon experience and average patient risk profile: CA and NY statewide analysis
Weininger G, Einarsson A, Mori M, Brooks C, Shang M, Assi R, Vallabhajosyula P, Geirsson A. The relationship between cardiac surgeon experience and average patient risk profile: CA and NY statewide analysis. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 36: 1189-1193. PMID: 33462886, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCoronary Artery BypassCross-Sectional StudiesHumansNew YorkRisk AssessmentSurgeonsTreatment OutcomeConceptsLow-risk casesPatient outcomesCardiac surgeonsLow-risk coronary artery bypassSurgeon yearsMedian annual case volumeCoronary artery bypassPatient risk profileAnnual case volumeCross-sectional studyBetter patient outcomesRegression modelsLinear regression modelsCABG casesMedian surgeonArtery bypassMid-career surgeonsMortality ratioMedian numberSurgeon experienceOutcome dataCase volumeExperienced surgeonsMortality rateOnline registry
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 variationOutcomesWidening volume and persistent outcome disparity in valve operations: New York statewide analysis, 2005-2016
Shang M, Mori M, Gan G, Deng Y, Brooks C, Weininger G, Sallam A, Vallabhajosyula P, Geirsson A. Widening volume and persistent outcome disparity in valve operations: New York statewide analysis, 2005-2016. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2020, 164: 1796-1803.e5. PMID: 33431209, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.11.098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiac Surgical ProceduresCoronary Artery BypassHospital MortalityHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, Low-VolumeHumansNew YorkAssociation between coronary artery bypass graft center volume and year-to-year outcome variability: New York and California statewide analysis
Mori M, Weininger GA, Shang M, Brooks C, Mullan CW, Najem M, Malczewska M, Vallabhajosyula P, Geirsson A. Association between coronary artery bypass graft center volume and year-to-year outcome variability: New York and California statewide analysis. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2020, 161: 1035-1041.e1. PMID: 33070939, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.07.119.Peer-Reviewed Original Research