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We identified 6,791 coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) cases using
the Massachusetts hospital discharge data to quantify the contributio
n of complications to the cost of a hospitalization for CABG. After ad
justing for in-hospital mortality and baseline clinical severity as ot
her contributors to cost, the additional costs associated with complic
ations were substantial.