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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedHollingsworth JM, Yu X, Yan PL
Provider care team segregation and operative mortality following coronary artery bypass grafting.
The purpose of this study was to examine whether provider care team segregation within hospitals contributes to the higher mortality rate of Black patients following coronary artery bypass grafting compared to their White counterparts. Using national Medicare data, findings showed that Black patients who undergo coronary artery bypass grafting at a hospital with a higher level of provider care team segregation die more frequently after surgery than Black patients treated at a hospital with a lower level.
AHRQ-funded; HS026908.
Citation: Hollingsworth JM, Yu X, Yan PL .
Provider care team segregation and operative mortality following coronary artery bypass grafting.
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2021 May;14(5):e007778. doi: 10.1161/circoutcomes.120.007778..
Keywords: Surgery, Heart Disease and Health, Cardiovascular Conditions, Mortality, Teams, Healthcare Delivery, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB
Importance of teamwork, communication and culture on failure-to-rescue in the elderly.
The researchers reviewed the literature evaluating surgery, mortality, failure-to-rescue and the elderly. This was followed by a review of ongoing studies and unpublished work aiming to understand better the mechanisms underlying variations in surgical mortality in elderly patients. They concluded that although elderly surgical patients experienced failure-to-rescue events at much higher rates than their younger counterparts, patient-level effects did not sufficiently explain these differences.
AHRQ-funded; HS023621; HS024403; HS023597.
Citation: Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB .
Importance of teamwork, communication and culture on failure-to-rescue in the elderly.
Br J Surg 2016 Jan;103(2):e47-51. doi: 10.1002/bjs.10031.
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Keywords: Elderly, Mortality, Surgery, Teams, Patient Safety