Low-volume coronary artery bypass surgery: measuring and optimizing performance.
Shahian
David M
DM
Department of Surgery, Center for Quality and Safety, and Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. dshahian@partners.org
Normand
Sharon-Lise T
SL
D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D011859:Radiography; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis; D017749:Total Quality Management; D016896:Treatment Outcome