The mortality rate for coronary artery bypass graft surgeries at California hospitals fell by 19 percent from 2003-2007, according to a release by the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.
In 2007, the most recent year for comprehensive data, 347 deaths resulted from CABG procedures, or about 2.35 percent of the 14,756 surgeries performed at 121 hospitals in the state, compared with a mortality rate of 2.91 percent for 21,272 procedures performed in 2003.
The overall decline in the CABG mortality rate might be due to earlier diagnoses of heart conditions, allowing less-invasive procedures, the Torrance Daily Breeze reports. Preliminary data for 2008 suggest California hospitals reached a mortality rate of about 2.2 percent for coronary artery surgeries, according to the Los Angeles Daily News.
The report also showed no California hospital performed significantly better than state averages for coronary artery surgery while four hospitals performed significantly worse.
Read the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development release on heart surgery (pdf).
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In 2007, the most recent year for comprehensive data, 347 deaths resulted from CABG procedures, or about 2.35 percent of the 14,756 surgeries performed at 121 hospitals in the state, compared with a mortality rate of 2.91 percent for 21,272 procedures performed in 2003.
The overall decline in the CABG mortality rate might be due to earlier diagnoses of heart conditions, allowing less-invasive procedures, the Torrance Daily Breeze reports. Preliminary data for 2008 suggest California hospitals reached a mortality rate of about 2.2 percent for coronary artery surgeries, according to the Los Angeles Daily News.
The report also showed no California hospital performed significantly better than state averages for coronary artery surgery while four hospitals performed significantly worse.
Read the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development release on heart surgery (pdf).
Read more coverage about heart surgery:
- 7 Points About Cleveland Clinic's Bundled Payment Program for Lowe's Employees
- Citing Heart Surgery, Miami Beach's Mount Sinai Posts First Profitable Year in 12 Years
- Hospitals Show Quality Gains in Joint Commission Report