Heart bypass surgery: Deadly delays
Friday, September 19, 2008 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
Delaying elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery may be a significant risk factor for post-operative death. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Health Services Research reveals that when patients received timely surgery, the risk of death was reduced by a third...
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