Outcome analysis for a small, start-up congenital heart surgery program

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 622-626

  Mainwaring, Richard D ^a,b,e   Reddy, V Mohan ^b   Reinhartz, Olaf ^b   Lamberti, John J ^c   Jacobson, John G ^d   Jimenez, Dinice L ^a   Hanley, Frank L ^b  

^a Sutter Medical Center   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d St Helena Hospital   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55149105906     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2008.00675.x     Document Type: Article

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