Coronary surgery: an update
Treasure, T.
British Journal of Hospital Medicine 43(6): 459-463
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0007-1064 PMID: 2114190 Document Number: 359953
In some hospitals all the coronary surgery that can be managed is confined to keeping up with emergencies and urgent cases. Increasingly surgical effort is extended to difficult cases for marginal benefit. Should the surgeon and cardiologist turn their backs on the seriously ill and treat more cost-effective cases?
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