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Cost analysis of re-exploration for bleeding after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
U Alstrm, L Levin, E Sthle... - British journal of ..., 2012 - British Jrnl Anaesthesia Background Re-exploration for bleeding after cardiac surgery is an indicator of substantial haemorrhage and is associated with increased hospital resource utilization. This study aimed to analyse the costs of re-exploration and estimate the costs of haemostatic ... [PDF]
Methods A total of 4232 patients underwent isolated, first-time, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery during 2005–8. Each patient re-explored for bleeding (n=127) was matched with two controls not requiring re-exploration (n=254). Cost analysis was based on resource utilization from completion of CABG until discharge. A mean cost per patient for re-exploration was calculated. Based on this, the net cost of prophylactic treatment with haemostatic drugs for preventing re-exploration was calculated.
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Cost analysis of re-exploration for bleeding after coronary artery bypass graft surgery |
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