Improving outcomes of cardiac surgery through cooperative efforts: The Northern New England experience

Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 119-121

  Likosky, Donald S ^a,b   Nugent, William C ^b   Ross, Cathy S ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; COOPERATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART SURGERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEW ENGLAND; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20344392416     PISSN: 10892532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/108925320500900203     Document Type: Conference Paper

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