EACTS clinical statement: Guidance for the provision of adult cardiac surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1006-1009

  Pagano, Domenico ^a   Kappetein, A Pieter ^b   Sousa Uva, Miguel ^c   Beyersdorf, Friedhelm ^d   Klautz, Robert ^e   Mohr, Friedrich ^f   Falk, Volkmar ^g  

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

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Hospital Cruz Vermelha   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER FREIBURG BAD KROZINGEN   (Germany)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG HEART CENTER   (Germany)

^g DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adult cardiac surgery; Cardiac surgery service design; Health service provision: healthcare Commissioning; Healthcare design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDER; ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORONARY CARE UNIT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL WARD; THORAX SURGERY; WARD; WORKLOAD; HEART CENTER; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; INTENSIVE CARE; OPERATING ROOM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDS;

ADULT; CARDIAC CARE FACILITIES; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 85028008355     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/EJCTS/EZW300     Document Type: Article

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