Comparison between administrative and clinical database in the evaluation of cardiac surgery performance;Confronto tra I'uso di sistemi informativi correnti e database clinici nella valutazione delle prestazi0ni cardiochirurgiche

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 569-578

  Rosato, Stefano ^a   D'Errigo, Paola ^a   Badoni, Gabriella ^a   Fusco, Danilo ^b   Perucci, Carlo A ^b   Seccareccia, Fulvia ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Travel Clinic   (Italy)

Author keywords

Administrative database; Clinical database; Coronary artery bypass surgery; Outcome assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DATA BASE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 49749119499     PISSN: 18276806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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