Trends in utilization of coronary artery bypass surgery and associated outcomes: Alberta, Manitoba, and Nova Scotia

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 103-111

  Kaul, Padma ^a,b   Saunders, L Duncan ^b   Roos, Leslie L ^c   Kephart, George ^d   Ghali, William A ^e   Walld, Randy ^c   Warren, James ^d  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Complications; Coronary artery bypass graft; Length of stay; Mortality; Trends; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBERTA; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MANITOBA; MIDDLE AGED; NOVA SCOTIA; PATIENT READMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0036561463     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106286060201700305     Document Type: Article

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