Minimal early mortality in CABG - Simply a question of surgical quality?

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 276-280

  Osswald, Brigitte R ^a   Tochtermann, U ^a   Schweiger, P ^a   Gohring D ^a   Thomas, G ^a   Vahl, C F ^a   Hagl, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heart surgery; Mortality; Test scoring systems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TIME OF DEATH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; GERMANY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0036775960     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-34583     Document Type: Article

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