Evaluation of Risk-Adjusted Hospital Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in the Catalan Public Healthcare System. Influence of Hospital Management Type (ARCA Study)

Previous studies suggest that the effectiveness of coronary surgery is influenced by the type of management at the healthcare centre where the intervention is performed. The present study assessed the risk-adjusted hospital mortality of coronary surgery in the Catalan healthcare system in hospitals under either private or public management.We carried out a prospective study of all consecutive patients receiving a first coronary artery bypass...