The contribution of complications to high resource utilization during congenital heart surgery admissions

Congenital Heart Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 319-326

  Benavidez, Oscar J ^a   Connor, Jean A ^a   Gauvreau, Kimberlee ^a   Jenkins, Kathy J ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complication; Congenital Heart Surgery; Resource Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 34548800727     PISSN: 1747079X     EISSN: 17470803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2007.00119.x     Document Type: Article

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