Improving patient care in cardiac surgery using toyota production system based methodology

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 394-399

  Culig, Michael H ^a,b   Kunkle, Richard F ^a,b   Frndak, Diane C ^a,b   Grunden, Naida ^a,b   Maher Jr , Thomas D ^a,b   Magovern Jr , George J ^a,b  

^a Ed Dardanell Heart and Vascular Center   (United States)

^b Gerald McGinnis Cardiovascular Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; COST CONTROL; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PENNSYLVANIA; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 78751664512     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.09.032     Document Type: Article

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