Risk scores currently used in German heart surgery

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 254-255

  Baretti, R ^a   Knecht, J P ^a   Baumann Baretti, B ^a   Hubler S ^a   Krabatsch, T ^a   Pannek, N ^a   Hetzer, R ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Quality control; Quality management; Risk score

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GERMANY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034893811     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-16107     Document Type: Article

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