The influence of seasonal variation on cardiac surgery: A time-related clinical outcome predictor

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 894-899

  Shuhaiber, Jeffrey H ^a   Goldsmith, Kimberley ^b   Nashef, Samer A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; SURGICAL MORTALITY; WINTER;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 54049130785     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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