Impact of age on hospital course and cost of coronary artery bypass grafting.
Am J Cardiol
; 93(6): 768-71, 2004 Mar 15.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15019890
ABSTRACT
In-hospital outcomes and cost were examined among 2,272 elderly patients (> or =75 years) and 9,745 younger patients (<75 years) who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery at 5 United States and 4 Canadian hospitals. Hospital course and cost data were obtained from a resource and cost accounting system used by each of the 9 hospitals. Compared with younger patients, elderly patients had longer hospital stays, increased in-hospital mortality, and increased costs. After controlling for clinical differences, age > or =75 years was associated with an increase in cost of 11%. Given the aging North American population, these results have important implications for health care planning for the next several decades.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ponte de Artéria Coronária
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Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde
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Mortalidade Hospitalar
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Custos Hospitalares
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Serviços de Saúde para Idosos
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
Limite:
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 como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article