Quality outcomes of ACHD patients undergoing cardiovascular procedures and hospital admissions in a free-standing children's hospital

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 326-329

  Crumb, Stephen R ^a,b   Cook, Stephen C ^a,b   Cheatham, John P ^a,b   Galantowicz, Mark ^a,b   Feltes, Timothy F ^a,b   Phillips, Alistair ^a,b   Chan, David P ^a,b   Holzer, Ralf J ^a,b   Sisk, Matt ^a,b   Olshove, Vince ^a,b   Cook, Lindsey R ^a,b   Hickey, Jenne C ^a,b   Hill, Sharon L ^a,b   Daniels, Curt J ^a,b  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACHD; Adults in children's hospital; Outcomes; Quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DISEASES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78951489255     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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