Coronary artery bypass grafting in octogenarians: clinical and economic outcomes at community-based healthcare facilities.
Am J Manag Care
; 8(8): 749-55, 2002 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Results of recent studies from high-volume academic centers suggest that coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is becoming safer to perform in octogenarians. Similar data from community-based facilities do not exist.OBJECTIVE:
To assess the clinical and economic outcomes of nonemergency CABG in 338 octogenarians at 27 community-based facilities across the United States. STUDYDESIGN:
Retrospective cohort analysis. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
Multivariate analyses were used to compare (1) in-hospital mortality rates, (2) rates of discharge to extended-care facilities, (3) lengths of stay, and (4) in-hospital costs between octogenarians and younger patients.RESULTS:
Of 338 patients 80 years or older, the in-hospital mortality rate was higher (4.7% vs 2.1%; P = .002), the rate of discharge to extended-care facilities was greater (24.9% vs 4.8%; P < .001), the length of stay was longer (9.6 vs 7.9 days; P < .001), and in-hospital costs were higher ($20,188 vs $18,196; P < .001) compared with patients younger than 80 years. After adjusting for several covariates, we found that octogenarians were at significantly greater risk of experiencing in-hospital deaths (odds ratio, 4.6; P = .001), of being discharged to extended-care facilities (odds ratio, 28.4; P < .001), and of having longer lengths of stay (difference, 0.7 days; P = .002) than were patients aged 50 to 59 years.CONCLUSION:
At these 27 community-based facilities, the in-hospital mortality for nonemergency CABG in octogenarians was 4.7%; however, nearly 25% of surviving octogenarians were discharged to extended-care facilities.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Puente de Arteria Coronaria
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Evaluación de Resultado en la Atención de Salud
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Mortalidad Hospitalaria
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Costos de Hospital
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Hospitales Comunitarios
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Health_economic_evaluation
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Manag Care
Asunto de la revista:
SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2002
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos