Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Readmissions and Complications

Following CABG surgery, patients with complications were more likely to be readmitted within 30-days of discharge.

Following CABG surgery, patients with complications were more likely to be readmitted within 30-days of discharge.

This report uses data from the California Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Outcomes Reporting Program (CCORP) to provide comparisons of readmissions due to CABG complications from 2018 to 2022. These years are the most recently available data used by CCORP for mandated annual performance reporting.

Relevant post-CABG complications include, deep sternal infections, post-operative atrial fibrillation, post-operative dialysis, post-operative renal failure, post-operative stroke, prolonged ventilation, re-operation for bleed, and unplanned intervention. The visualization includes cases where any of the above complications were present and cases where two or more complications were present. These comparisons can be further stratified by different categories, including payer type and patient characteristics, such as Assigned Sex at Birth, Race, and Age.

This visualization is intended to help healthcare providers understand high-risk and low-risk complications that may result in readmission.