Yale-New Haven Hospital - Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Key operative outcomes

Yale-New Haven Hospital has maintained a high volume of cardiac surgery by offering technological innovations and advanced surgical techniques. What makes our Cardiovascular Surgery Program so strong is the strength of our referral networks and our dedication to high-risk care.

While the Hospital is always in the top percentile for outcomes, our data can best be explained very simply: Survival for our open-heart surgery patients is better than at other centers.

Yale-New Haven Hospital’s mortality rates are consistently below those of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS).

STS’ national data, places the Hospital in the top 93rd to 100th percentiles, the lowest operative mortality and highest safety for cardiac surgery. Patient safety is our first goal, and this percentile reflects our outstanding care.

Cardiothoracic Surgery Mortality
	Eligible Pro- cedures	Participant estimate odds, ratio (95% CI)	YNHH observed rate	YNHH percentile
CABG Operative Mortality July 2006 - June 2007	326	0.64 (0.36, 0.91)	1.2%	96.4
AVR Operative Mortality July 2002 - June 2007	342	0.53 (0.31, 0.91)	1.2%	99.9
MVR Operative Mortality July 2002 - June 2007	98	0.65 (0.32, 1.29)	4.1%	93.4
AVR+CABG Operative July 2002 - June 2007	243	0.45 (0.27, 0.74)	2.1%	100
MVR+CABG Operative Mortality July 2002 - June 2007	51	0.72 (0.40, 1.28)	7.8%	97.1

Source: NQF Measures STS Fall 2007 report

The operative mortality data in CABG, AVR, MVR, AVR+CABG and MVR+CABG placed Yale-New Haven in the very highest percentiles, among the very best in the nation.

Yale-New Haven Hospital cardiothoracic surgeons are shaping the future of heart surgery, spearheading innovative research and advancing new and less invasive surgical techniques.

Leadership

Donald M. Botta, MD, Surgical Director, Heart Trans- plantation

John A. Elefteriades, MD, Section Chief

Arnar Geirsson, MD
Director,
Minimally
Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Sabet W. Hashim, MD Director, Cardiac Valve Surgery

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