title: Quality improvement in thoracic surgery.
authors.affiliation: California Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Torrance, USA.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Carey
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Dziuban
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Arom
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Cimochowski
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Plume
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Grover
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D003628:Database Management Systems / Q000592:standards; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000592:standards; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology