Facilitating the recovery of open heart surgery patients through quality improvement efforts and careMAP implementation

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 346-352

  Griffith, Deborah ^a   Hampton, Debra ^a   Switzer, Megan ^a   Daniels, Juli ^a  

^a Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COOPERATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PILOT STUDY; STANDARD;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 0030226574     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc1996.5.5.346     Document Type: Article

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