A change in opinion on surgeon's performance indicators

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 586-589

  Maytham, Gary ^a   Kessaris, Nicos ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular surgical procedures; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSULTANTS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SELECTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 79953284584     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2010.257857     Document Type: Article

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