title: Data briefing. Cardiac surgery. A new report allows comparison of surgeons' perforance but is cautious about how it is presented.
authors.affiliation: King's Fund.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Appleby
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019985:Benchmarking; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000401:mortality* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D030881:Disclosure; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends*; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology