Computer tools to assist the monitoring of outcomes in surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1032-1036

  Sherlaw Johnson, C ^a   Gallivan, S ^a   Treasure, T ^b   Nashef, S A M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Cardiac surgery; Performance monitoring; Surgical outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER; DATA ANALYSIS; HEART SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE;

EID: 7244224936     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.07.026     Document Type: Article

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