Scientia vincere tenebras! Science should help us see in the darkness

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 211-215

  Sergeant, Paul T ^a   Takkenberg, Johanna ^b   Pepper, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Quality of care; Ranking; Risk

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

BODY MASS; CARDIAC SURGEON; CARDIOLOGIST; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIABETES MELLITUS; EARLY INTERVENTION; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; EUROSCORE; FOLLOW UP; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STERNOTOMY; TRAINING; TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION; VALVULOPLASTY; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

QUALITY OF CARE; RANKING; RISK;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOLOGY; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84892491429     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt484     Document Type: Editorial

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