Abstract:Objective: To investigate the effects of socioeconomic deprivation on cardiovascular risk factors and postoperative clinical outcomes of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Design: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. Setting: Surgical population of the southwest of England, April 1996 and August 2000. Study group: Data on 3578 consecutive patients undergoing CABG at the Bristol Royal Infirmary NHS Trust were abstracted. Data were retrieved from the Patient Analysis &… Show more
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