title: Grading the evidence for shortened intensive care unit stays after cardiac operations.
authors.forename: Robert G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003422:Critical Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome