{"id":3078,"date":"2010-09-08T15:08:13","date_gmt":"2010-09-08T19:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/?p=3078"},"modified":"2011-07-19T17:44:50","modified_gmt":"2011-07-19T21:44:50","slug":"u-s-cabg-centers-rated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/2010\/09\/08\/u-s-cabg-centers-rated\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. CABG Centers Rated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Consumer Reports<\/em> published <a href=\"http:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/health\/doctors-hospitals\/surgeon-ratings\/ratings-of-bypass-surgeons.htm\">ratings for 221 CABG centers in the U.S.<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The ratings, based on data collected by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, take into account 11 performance measures <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal<\/w:view> <w:zoom>0<\/w:zoom> <w:punctuationkerning \/> <w:validateagainstschemas \/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false<\/w:saveifxmlinvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false<\/w:ignoremixedcontent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false<\/w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables \/> <w:snaptogridincell \/> <w:wraptextwithpunct \/> <w:useasianbreakrules \/> <w:dontgrowautofit \/> <\/w:compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:browserlevel> <\/w:worddocument> <\/xml>< ![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles DefLockedState=\"false\" LatentStyleCount=\"156\"> <\/w:latentstyles> <\/xml>< ![endif]--> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;\">\u2014 <\/span>for example, postoperative renal failure, operative mortality, and surgical re-exploration.<\/p>\n<p>All centers included in the report volunteered to have their data made public. 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