Quality assurance of paediatric cardiac surgery: A prospective 6-year analysis

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 144-148

  Justo, R N ^a   Janes, E F ^a   Sargent, P H ^a   Jalali, H ^a   Pohlner, P G ^a  

^a THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Paediatric cardiac surgery; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; DEATH; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MONITORING; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842453889     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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