The July effect and cardiac surgery: the effect of the beginning of the academic cycle on outcomes

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 196, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 720-725

  Dhaliwal, Amandeep S ^a   Chu, Danny ^a,b   Deswal, Anita ^a,b   Bozkurt, Biykem ^a,b   Coselli, Joseph S ^a,c   LeMaire, Scott A ^a,c   Huh, Joseph ^a,b   Bakaeen, Faisal G ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; July effect; Morbidity; Mortality; Outcomes; Seasonal effects

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEART SURGERY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TEXAS;

EID: 54049144713     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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