Introduction to the STS National Database Series: Outcomes Analysis, Quality Improvement, and Patient Safety

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1992-2000

  Jacobs, Jeffrey P ^a,b   Shahian, David M ^c   Prager, Richard L ^d   Edwards, Fred H ^e   McDonald, Donna ^f   Han, Jane M ^f   D'Agostino, Richard S ^g   Jacobs, Marshall L ^a,b   Kozower, Benjamin D ^h   Badhwar, Vinay ⁱ   Thourani, Vinod H ^j   Gaissert, Henning A ^c   Fernandez, Felix G ^j   Wright, Cam ^c   Fann, James I ^k   Paone, Gaetano ^l   Sanchez, Juan A ^a   Cleveland, Joseph C ^m   Brennan, J Matthew ⁿ   Dokholyan, Rachel S ⁿ   O'Brien, Sean M ⁿ   Peterson, Eric D ⁿ   Grover, Frederick L ^m   Patterson, G Alexander ^o   more..

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Society of Thoracic Surgeons   (United States)

^g LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁿ DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^o WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS NATIONAL DATABASE; THORACIC SURGEON; THORAX SURGERY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REGISTER; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REGISTRIES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; THORACIC SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84955506262     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.10.060     Document Type: Article

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