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Implementing a High-Value Care Discharge Protocol in Patients Undergoing CABG Reduces Readmission

Friday, April 8, 2022

Submitted by

Christopher Anderson

Source

Source Name: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.07.036

Author(s)

Neel P. Chudgar, MD Roger Zhu, MD Katherine D. Gray, MD Ryan Chiu, MD, MBA Araceli Delacruz Carrera, DNP Samuel J. Lang, MD Dimitrios V. Avgerinos, MD, PhD Charles A. Mack, MD

Readmission after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is linked with negative outcomes and raised cost. We evaluated the impact of a high-value care discharge protocol on readmission, length of stay (LOS), and discharge destination in patients undergoing isolated CABG.