Coronary Bypass Surgery Performance Results
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Monitoring our care helps us evaluate and improve the way we deliver care. We emphasize areas where experts agree on the best treatment for a certain condition. (For more detail, click on each underlined measure below. A dash " - " means that there is no available comparison.) |
DHMC 2008 | Top 10% | Average |
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| WHAT IS IT? Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery | |||
| Number of coronary bypass surgery cases: Average annual number of isolated coronary artery bypass surgery procedures. |
139 (#) |
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| SURGICAL PROCESS | |||
| Use of internal mammary artery: Percent of patients with first-time coronary bypass surgery where internal mammary artery is used. | 97% | - | 96% |
| OUTCOMES | |||
| In-hospital mortality rate: Percent deaths occurring among coronary bypass surgery patients during their hospital stay. | 1.8% | - | 2.6% |
| Return to operating room due to unexplained bleeding: Percent of patients who return to the operating room (OR) due to unexplained bleeding following initial surgery. | 1.3% | - | 1.8% |
| Post-operative stroke: Percent of patients who have post-operative stroke. | 1.4% | - | 1.7% |
| Post-operative renal failure or insufficiency: Percent of patients who have kidney failure or abnormal kidney function after coronary bypass surgery. | 2.4% | - | 4.3% |
| Infection leading to re-operation: Percent of patients having coronary bypass surgery with infection of the chest incision leading to re-operation. | 0.2% | - | 0.4% |
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Monitoring our length of stay is one way we evaluate and improve our services. (For more detail, click on each underlined measure below. A dash " - " means that there is no available comparison.) |
DHMC 2008 | Top 10% | Average |
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| NUMBER DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER SURGERY | |||
| Average length of hospital stay: The average number of days patients stay in the hospital after coronary bypass surgery. |
6.6 Days |
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7.3 Days |
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We ask our patients to rate our care as one way to evaluate and improve our services. (For more detail, click on each underlined measure below. A dash " - " means that there is no available comparison.) |
DHMC 2008 | Top 10% | Average |
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| HOSPITAL STAY | |||
| Overall satisfaction: Coronary bypass surgery patients rated all aspects of their hospital stay using a scale of Very Good (100) to Very Poor (0). |
95 |
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85 |
| Doctor care: Coronary bypass surgery patients rated the doctors who cared for them during their hospital stay using a scale of Very Good (100) to Very Poor (0). |
94 |
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87 |
| Emotional support: Coronary bypass surgery patients rated how well their emotional and spiritual needs were met during their hospital stay using a scale of Very Good (100) to Very Poor (0). |
86 |
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84 |
| Involved in decisions: Coronary bypass surgery patients rated the effort of staff to involve them in decisions about their treatment using a scale of Very Good (100) to Very Poor (0). |
87 |
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84 |
| Nursing care: Coronary bypass surgery patients rated the nurses who cared for them during their hospital stay using a scale of Very Good (100) to Very Poor (0). |
90 |
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89 |
| Pain management: Coronary bypass surgery patients rated how well their pain was controlled during their hospital stay using a scale of Very Good (100) to Very Poor (0). |
94 |
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87 |
Where to go for more information
- Cardiothoracic Surgery at DHMC
- Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group
- Typical Patient Journey: Coronary Artery Disease
- Help Making Coronary Artery Disease Decisions
- Things you can do to make your health care safe
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