Low Mortality Hospitals Better Equipped To Handle Heart Surgery Complications

Hospitals with low rates of patient mortality appear better able to rescue patients from complications following cardiac surgery, according to a study published in the June 2013 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Researchers, led by Haritha G. Reddy from the University of Michigan, analyzed "failure to rescue" (FTR; the probability of death following a complication) data for 45,904 adult patients who underwent cardiac surgery at one of 33 surgical programs in Michigan between 2006 and 2010...

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