Prospective risk-adjusted morbidity and mortality outcome analysis after therapeutic bronchoscopic procedures: Results of a multi-institutional outcomes database

Chest

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 514-519

  Ernst, Armin ^a   Simoff, Michael ^b   Ost, David ^c   Goldman, Yaron ^a   Herth, Felix J F ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Complications; Interventional pulmonology; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY CARE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 51649109647     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-0580     Document Type: Article

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