Acquiring proficiency in off-pump surgery: Traversing the learning curve, reproducibility, and quality control

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1965-1970

  Murphy, Gavin J ^a   Rogers, Chris A ^a   Caputo, Massimo ^a   Angelini, Gianni D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; HUMAN; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; OFF PUMP SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, OFF-PUMP; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 26844540129     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.03.037     Document Type: Review

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