Impact of the anesthesiologist and surgeon on cardiac surgical outcomes

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 103-109

  Papachristofi, Olympia ^a   Mackay, Jonathan H ^b   Powell, Sarah J ^b   Nashef, Samer A M ^b   Sharples, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anesthesiologist; cardiac anesthesia; cardiac surgery; EuroSCORE; mortality; surgical volume, surgeon.

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CARDIAC SURGEON; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROSCORE; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ANESTHESIOLOGIST; CARDIAC ANESTHESIA; CARDIAC SURGERY; EUROSCORE; MORTALITY; SURGICAL VOLUME, SURGEON.;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84892580933     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: 15328422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.07.004     Document Type: Article

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