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Abstract
No previous studies have specifically addressed the effect of training on outcomes after concomitant
aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting. This study evaluated the early and late outcomes
after concomitant aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting performed by surgeons in
training.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of data collected prospectively by the Australian and New Zealand Society
of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons Cardiac Surgery Database between June 2001 and December 2009 was
performed. Concomitant aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting was performed in
2540 patients; of these procedures, 290 (11.4 ) were by trainees. Patient demographics, intraoperative characteristics,
and early morbidity were compared between trainee and staff cases using chi-square analysis and t tests.
Multivariate analyses were used to determine the independent association of training status with 30-day and late
mortality.
Results: Compared with staff cases, trainee cases were younger (mean age, 73.0 vs 74.2 years; P ? .025) and
less likely to present with triple vessel disease (27.9 vs 38.3 , P?.001) or previous cardiac surgery (6.3 vs
2.8 , P ? .016). Trainee cases had longer mean perfusion (160.4 vs 144.6 minutes, P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 334 - 340 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery |
Volume | 145 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Projects
- 1 Curtailed
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NHMRC Research Fellowship
Reid, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
NHMRC - National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia)
1/01/08 → 3/05/16
Project: Research