Evaluación de la mortalidad hospitalaria ajustada al riesgo de la cirugía coronaria en la sanidad pública catalana. Influencia del tipo de gestión del centro (estudio ARCA)

a) Hospital mortality was equivalent to or lower than that expected after adjustment for the 2 risk scores; b) after adjustment for baseline patient characteristics, the results favored privately managed centers; and c) comparison with previous results suggests that coronary surgery effectiveness has improved in recent years.