Outcomes of non-cardiac surgery after coronary bypass surgery or coronary angioplasty in the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI)

This is a critical abstract of an economic evaluation that meets the criteria for inclusion on NHS EED. Each abstract contains a brief summary of the methods, the results and conclusions followed by a detailed critical assessment on the reliability of the study and the conclusions drawn. The authors concluded that the rates of myocardial infarction and death were low and similar in the two study groups, as were length of hospitalisation and overall costs. Thus coronary angioplasty and coronary bypass surgery were comparable in selected patients with coronary disease.