Early and mid-term outcomes of surgery of the ascending aorta/arch: Is there a relationship with caseload?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 676-682

  Narayan, P ^a   Caputo, M ^a   Rogers, C A ^a   Alwair, H ^a   Mahesh, B ^a   Angelini, G D ^a   Bryan, A J ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascending aorta arch; Caseload; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA ARCH; AORTA SURGERY; ASCENDING AORTA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTA; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC VALVE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCIES; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 1842735547     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.01.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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