Hurricane Katrina: Impact on cardiac surgery case volume and outcomes

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 273-278

  Bakaeen, Faisal G ^a,b   Huh, Joseph ^a,b   Chu, Danny ^a,b   Coselli, Joseph S ^a,c   LeMaire, Scott A ^a,c   Mattox, Kenneth L ^a,d   Wall Jr , Matthew J ^a,d   Wang, Li Xing ^a,c   Shenaq, Salwa A ^b   Atluri, Prasad V ^b   Awad, Samir S ^b   Berger, David H ^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)

^d BEN TAUB GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgical procedures standards statistics numerical data; Data collection; Delivery of health care organization administration; Emergency medical services organization administration; Health services research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISASTER; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HURRICANE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CYCLONES; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TEXAS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORKLOAD;

EID: 56049109816     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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