Impact of continuous quality improvement on selection of pacing mode and rate of complications in permanent pacing

Heart

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 357-362

  Moller J E ^a,b   Simonsen, E H ^a   Moller M ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chamber pacing; Complications of permanent pacing; Continuous quality improvement; Dual chamber pacing; Single

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; COMPLICATION; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0030966216     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.77.4.357     Document Type: Article

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