Fletcher Allen, a Vermont university hospital and medical center, serves all of
Vermont and the northern New York region. Located in Burlington, Fletcher Allen is a regional, academic healthcare center and teaching hospital in alliance with the University of Vermont.
Return to Operating Room for Post-Operative Bleeding
What this means
This measures the percent of CABG patients in the Study Group who needed to return to the operating room for open-chest surgery to control bleeding.
Why this is important
A low rate of return to the operating room is an indicator of a good patient care process. This measure shows how Fletcher Allen compares with the Study Group result.
Chart Source Data - Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group
Heart Surgery - Quality Research Measures
Clinical measures have been identified by The Joint Commission as being important indicators of care quality. A process of care measure shows how often hospitals give recommend treatments that are known to get the best results for patients. Risk-adjusted mortality measures are a quality indicator of hospital performance.
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Mortality Rate
What this means
This measures the percent of hospitalized CABG patients in the Study Group who died following their procedure.
Why this is important
A low mortality rate is an indicator of a good patient care process. This measure shows how Fletcher Allen compares with the Study Group result.
Chart Source Data - Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group
Use of Mammary Artery
What this means
This measures the percent of CABG patients in the Study Group whose mammary artery was grafted to bypass the blocked portion of a coronary artery during the procedure.
Why this is important
A high mammary artery use rate is an indicator of a good patient care process. This measure shows how Fletcher Allen compares with the Study Group result.
Chart Source Data - Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group
Cerebrovascular Accident Rate
What this means
This measures the percent of CABG patients in the Study Group who, following surgery, experienced a cerebrovascular accident (stroke) in which a new, unchanging neurological problem lasted at least 24 hours.
Why this is important
A low cerebrovascular accident rate (stroke rate) is an indicator of a good patient care process. This measure shows how Fletcher Allen compares with the Study Group result.
Chart Source Data - Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group
Chest Incision Complications
What this means
This measures the percent of CABG patients in the Study Group who experienced a serious incision infection that resulted in additional surgery being required.
Why this is important
A low complication rate is an indicator of a good patient care process. This measure shows how Fletcher Allen compares with the Study Group result.
Note 2
If the region rate falls within the confidence bounds for the Fletcher Allen rate, the center and regional rates are not significantly different.
Chart Source Data - Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group
Chart Source Data - Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group
