What strategies have been used to reduce perioperative death in patients undergoing CABG?
Observational analyses in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery have shown a significant reduction in perioperative death with the use of checklists, multidisciplinary surgical care, intraoperative time-outs, postsurgical debriefings, and other communication strategies.14,15 Such methodology is being used increasingly in CABG patients.12 14 In contrast to extensive literature on the role of the surgeon in determining outcomes with CABG, limited data on the influence of the anesthesiologist are available. 