The “occasional open heart surgeon” revisited Joseph S. Carey, MD, Joseph P. Parker, PhD, Claude Brandeau, BS, Zhongmin Li, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 135, Issue 6, Pages 1254-1260 (June 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.10.077 Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Hospital total coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) volume versus the risk-adjusted isolated CABG operative mortality rate. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2008 135, 1254-1260DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.10.077) Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Surgeon total coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) volume versus the risk-adjusted isolated CABG operative mortality rate (RAMR). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2008 135, 1254-1260DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.10.077) Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Individual surgeon total coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) volume per hospital versus the risk-adjusted isolated CABG operative mortality (RAMR). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2008 135, 1254-1260DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.10.077) Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Categorical surgeon total coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) volume per hospital versus the isolated CABG risk-adjusted mortality rate (RAMR): odds ratios of 1.52 (P = .007) for less than 1 procedure per month, 1.29 (P = .011) for less than 1 procedure per week, and 1.17 (P = .127) for 1 to 2 procedures per week versus more than 2 procedures per week. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2008 135, 1254-1260DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.10.077) Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions