Mortality as an outcome measure following cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease in the current era

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 604-608

  Thiagarajan, Ravi R ^a,b   Laussen, Peter C ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac surgery; congenital heart surgery; mortality; outcomes

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; PEDIATRICS; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REOPERATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79954493654     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2011.03580.x     Document Type: Review

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