Contemporary Results Show Repeat Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Remains a Risk Factor for Operative Mortality

CH Yap; L Sposato; E Akowuah; S Theodore; DT Dinh; GC Shardey; PD Skillington; J Tatoulis; M Yii; JA Smith; M Mohajeri; A Pick; S Seevanayagam; CM Reid

Journal article

Contemporary Results Show Repeat Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Remains a Risk Factor for Operative Mortality

CH Yap, L Sposato, E Akowuah, S Theodore, DT Dinh, GC Shardey, PD Skillington, J Tatoulis, M Yii, JA Smith, M Mohajeri, A Pick, S Seevanayagam, CM Reid

Annals of Thoracic Surgery | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2009

DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.02.006

Abstract

Background: Reoperative coronary artery bypass grafting (redo CABG) shows improving outcomes, but with varying degrees of improvement. We assessed contemporary outcomes after redo CABG to determine if redo status is still a risk factor for early postoperative complications and midterm survival. Methods: Isolated CABG procedures (June 1, 2001 to May 31, 2008) within the Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons Cardiac Surgery Database were included. Redo status as a predictor for early outcomes was assessed with logistic regression analysis. Midterm survival was determined from the National Death Index. Effect of redo status on midterm survival was assessed using a Cox proportion..

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James Tatoulis Author

Siven Seevanayagam Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

The Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ASCTS) Cardiac Surgery Database is an initiative of the ASCTS and is funded by the Department of Human Services, Victoria and the Greater Metropolitan Clinical Taskforce, NSW.