AGED;
ARTICLE;
CLINICAL PROTOCOL;
CONTROLLED STUDY;
CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT;
EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE;
FEMALE;
GRAFT PATENCY;
HEALTH CARE QUALITY;
HOSPITAL CHARGE;
HOSPITAL READMISSION;
HUMAN;
INFECTION RISK;
LENGTH OF STAY;
MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;
MALE;
MEDICAL PRACTICE;
OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;
PATIENT COMPLIANCE;
PATIENT SAFETY;
PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION;
PRACTICE GUIDELINE;
RELIABILITY;
SURGICAL INFECTION;
SURGICAL MORTALITY;
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;
AGED;
CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE;
CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS;
FEMALE;
GUIDELINE ADHERENCE;
HUMANS;
MALE;
MIDDLE AGED;
OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);
PATIENT CARE TEAM;
PATIENT READMISSION;
PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;
QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;
REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;
SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;
UNITED STATES;
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