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Survival after heart bypass surgery increases significantly
August 11, 2010
From 2000 to 2006, the number of patients who died in the hospital following heart bypass surgery declined dramatically, according to the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
The AHRQ reported that the number went from 42 deaths per 1,000 patients to 24 deaths per 1,000 patients during the six-year period, a 43 percent drop.
Although they showed the greated improvement from previous levels, rural hospitals experienced the highest rate of deaths, 38 per 1,000 patients. Suburban hospitals had the lowest rate, 21 per 1,000 patients. The only demographic group that showed an increase in deaths were in hospitals in counties with small cities (fewer than 50,000 residents), whose rate went from 28 to 31 deaths.
The agency also found that the death rate from heart bypass surgery per 1,000 patients remained substantially higher for women (35) than for men (20) in 2006.
Overlapping the AHRQ reporting period, the Long Island Jewish Medical Center was ranked as the best hospital in New York for heart bypass surgery, according to data for 2004 to 2006 from the New York State Department of Health. During that time, the hospital had a risk-adjusted mortality rate of one percent for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, the lowest in the state.
The AHRQ reported that the number went from 42 deaths per 1,000 patients to 24 deaths per 1,000 patients during the six-year period, a 43 percent drop.
Although they showed the greated improvement from previous levels, rural hospitals experienced the highest rate of deaths, 38 per 1,000 patients. Suburban hospitals had the lowest rate, 21 per 1,000 patients. The only demographic group that showed an increase in deaths were in hospitals in counties with small cities (fewer than 50,000 residents), whose rate went from 28 to 31 deaths.
The agency also found that the death rate from heart bypass surgery per 1,000 patients remained substantially higher for women (35) than for men (20) in 2006.
Overlapping the AHRQ reporting period, the Long Island Jewish Medical Center was ranked as the best hospital in New York for heart bypass surgery, according to data for 2004 to 2006 from the New York State Department of Health. During that time, the hospital had a risk-adjusted mortality rate of one percent for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, the lowest in the state.