How small is too small? A systematic review of center volume and outcome after cardiac transplantation

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 783-790

  Pettit, Stephen J ^a   Jhund, Pardeep S ^b   Hawkins, Nathaniel M ^c   Gardner, Roy S ^a   Haj Yahia, Saleem ^a   McMurray, John J V ^b   Petrie, Mark C ^a  

^a GOLDEN JUBILEE NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac transplantation; Mortality; Outcome; Volume

Indexed keywords

AGE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CENTER VOLUME; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; EMBASE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITALS, HIGH-VOLUME; HOSPITALS, LOW-VOLUME; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873640124     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.112.966630     Document Type: Review

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