Outcomes after usage of a quality initiative program for off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: A comparison with on-pump surgery

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2015-2021

  Gobran, Sherif R ^a   Goldman, Scott ^b   Ferdinand, Francis ^b   Wertan, Mary Ann ^b   Trace, Candace ^b   Grunkemeier, Gary L ^c   Wu, Yingxing ^c   Sutter, Francis P ^b,d  

^a CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Main Line Health Heart Center   (United States)

^c EARLE A CHILES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d LANKENAU HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, OFF-PUMP; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9344227324     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.05.084     Document Type: Article

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