Benchmarking in thoracic surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 124-129

  Freixinet, Jorge L ^a   Varela, Gonzalo ^b   Molins, Laureano ^c   Rivas, Juan J ^d   Rodríguez Paniagua, José M ^e   de Castro, Pedro López ^f   Izquierdo, José M ^g   Torres, Juan ^h  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SAGRAT COR   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL DONOSTIA   (Spain)

^h SN Hospital Virgen de la Arraixaca   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Bronchogenic carcinoma; Morbidity; Mortality; Postoperative management; Preoperative management; Severity; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASUISTRY; FEMALE; HEMATOTHORAX; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SURGICAL INFECTION;

BENCHMARKING; CARCINOMA, BRONCHOGENIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SPAIN; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 79957986882     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.10.010     Document Type: Article

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