The Comparison of Performance Between Thoracic Surgical Units

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 413-424

  Brunelli, Alessandro ^a   Rocco, Gaetano ^b  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TRAINING; THORAX SURGERY;

HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 35448965505     PISSN: 15474127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2007.07.006     Document Type: Review

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