Introducing change (science into the operating room): Quality improvement versus experimentation

Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Poullis, Mike ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Change; Perfusion; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SCIENCE; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

AUSTRALIA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; GENERAL SURGERY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SCIENCE; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

EID: 77949880694     PISSN: 00221058     EISSN: 29698960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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