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The relationship between cardiac surgeon experience and average patient risk profile: CA and NY statewide analysis.

Gabe WeiningerArnar EinarssonMakoto MoriCornell W BrooksMichael ShangRoland AssiPrashanth VallabhajosyulaArnar Geirsson
Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2021)
High and low-risk CABG cases are relatively equally distributed among surgeons of differing experience levels. This equal distribution of high and low-risk cases does not reflect a triaging of more complex cases to more experienced surgeons, which prior research shows may optimize patient outcomes.
Keyphrases
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