Measurement of Technical Performance in Congenital Heart Surgery: A Pilot Study

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 179-184

  Larrazabal, Luis Alesandro ^a   del Nido, Pedro J ^a   Jenkins, Kathy J ^a   Gauvreau, Kimberlee ^a   Lacro, Ronald ^a   Colan, Steve D ^a   Pigula, Frank ^a   Benavidez, Oscar J ^a   Fynn Thompson, Francis ^a   Mayer Jr , John E ^a   Bacha, Emile A ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL SWITCH OPERATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLETE COMMON ATRIOVENTRICULAR CANAL DEFECT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 33845474536     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.07.031     Document Type: Article

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