UAB Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Report 2015-16 UAB Medicine Cardiothoracic Surgery 2015/16 Annual | Page 7
ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
ADULT CARDIAC SURGERY
UAB Cardiothoracic Surgery continues to enjoy a stable, high annual volume of procedures for the treatment of
ischemic heart disease. UAB surgeons perform a variety of procedures, including coronary revascularization,
ventricular aneurysm resection, complete arterial revascularization, off-pump revascularization, and myocardial
revascularization in advanced heart failure with poor ventricular function.
UAB also offers total arterial revascularization with utilization of bilateral internal thoracic arteries and
radial arteries.
In addition, a 3-star rating for Isolated CABG was awarded for the last two calendar year reporting periods.
This was achieved through the diligent efforts of the entire staff and faculty working together to achieve patientcentric care and excellent outcomes. Various multidisciplinary subcommittees meet regularly to review quality
metrics, develop strategic methods to improve care, monitor results, and report quarterly to the Cardiovascular
Leadership Executive Committee.
HIGHLIGHTS
• We have achieved and maintained a 3-star
STS CABG Overall Composite Quality Rating
(mortality, morbidity, IMA use, and medications)
for the last five Harvest reporting periods, from
July 2012 through June 2015.
• More than 950 coronary artery bypass
procedures were performed in combination with
cardiac surgical procedures.
• UAB’s overall isolated CABG mortality rate for
2013-2015 of 1.32% is below the STS benchmark
of 2.2%.
OUTCOMES
CABG Volumes: 2009 – 2015
500
479
445
319
308
455
438
429
275
294
427
400
307
333
270
0
2009
2010
2011
n TOTAL CABG
2012
2013
2014
2015
n ISOLATED CABG
UAB cardiac surgeons performed more than 3,000 coronary artery bypass graft surgeries from 2009 to 2015 –
including some 2,100 isolated coronary artery bypass procedures – with an overall mortality rate of 1.8% for
isolated CABG.
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