The European association for cardio-thoracic surgery (EACTS)database: An introduction

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Head, Stuart J ^a   Howell, Neil J ^b   Osnabrugge, Ruben L J ^a   Bridgewater, Ben ^c   Keogh, Bruce E ^d   Kinsman, Robin ^e   Walton, Peter ^e   Gummert, Jan F ^f   Pagano, Domenico ^b   Kappetein, A Pieter ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Dendrite Clinical Systems Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^f RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; EACTS; European registry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR CARDIO THORACIC SURGERY; EUROSCORE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISOLATED HEART; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; MONACO; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

CARDIAC SURGERY; EACTS; EUROPEAN REGISTRY;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; EUROPE; HUMANS; REGISTRIES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84882637112     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt303     Document Type: Article

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