Megaphone message: Discouraging low-volume mitral surgery

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 769-770

  Chikwe, Jo ^a   Adams, David H ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; HUMAN; LOW VOLUME HOSPITAL; MEDICARE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; NOTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HIGH VOLUME HOSPITAL; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MORTALITY;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HOSPITALS, HIGH-VOLUME; HOSPITALS, LOW-VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MITRAL VALVE;

EID: 84926159004     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.12.012     Document Type: Editorial

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