Association of hospital coronary artery bypass volume with processes of care, mortality, morbidity, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons composite quality score

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 273-282

  Shahian, David M ^a   O'Brien, Sean M ^b   Normand, Sharon Lise T ^c   Peterson, Eric D ^b   Edwards, Fred H ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REOPERATION; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THORAX SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORBIDITY; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74649085998     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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