Effects of institutional volumes on operative outcomes for aortic root replacement in North America

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 166-170

  Hughes, G Chad ^a   Zhao, Yue ^a   Rankin, J Scott ^a   Scarborough, John E ^a   O'Brien, Sean ^a   Bavaria, Joseph E ^a   Wolfe, Walter G ^a   Gaca, Jeffrey G ^a   Gammie, James S ^a   Shahian, David M ^a   Smith, Peter K ^a  

^a Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTIC ROOT SURGERY; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; COMORBIDITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

AORTA; AORTIC VALVE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, HIGH-VOLUME; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871225186     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.10.094     Document Type: Article

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