Gender Differences in Failure-to-Rescue After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

CONCLUSIONS: Women who underwent isolated, non-emergent CABG had statistically similar frequencies of FTR compared to their male counterparts despite experiencing greater rates of morbidity and mortality. Further efforts to narrow the gender outcome gap after CABG should focus on preoperative and intraoperative phases of care instead of postoperative management.PMID:34774815 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.09.070

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - November 14, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: William W Qu Jane W Wei Jose N Binongo William B Keeling Source Type: research