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 GeirssonPublished 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.