The contribution of the anaesthetist to risk-adjusted mortality after cardiac surgery.

ABSTRACT: It is widely accepted that the performance of the operating surgeon affects outcomes, and this has led to the publication of surgical results in the public domain. However, the effect of other members of the multidisciplinary team is unknown. We studied the effect of the anaesthetist on mortality after cardiac surgery by analysing data collected prospectively over ten years of consecutive cardiac surgical cases from ten UK centres. Casemix-adjusted outcomes were analysed in models that included random-effects for centre, surgeon and anaesthetist. All cardiac surgical operations for which the EuroSCORE model is appropriate were included, and the primary outcome was in-hospital death up to three months postoperatively. A total of 110 769 cardiac surgical procedures conducted between April 20

SUBMITTER: Papachristofi O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4949638 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature