Improving Patients’ Readiness for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Eight centers implemented preoperative aspirin and statin, preinduction heart rate less than 80/min,hematocrit greater than 30%, blood sugar less than 150 mg/dL (8.3 mmol/L), and delayed surgery at least 3 daysafter a myocardial infarction. Data were collected on the last 150 isolated, urgent CABGs at each center (n=1200).A “bundle” score of 0 to 100 was calculated for each patient to represent the percentage of interventions used.R