title: Centre variation in cost and outcomes for congenital heart surgery.
abstract: Although overall outcomes for children undergoing heart surgery have improved, there is a significant variation in outcomes across hospitals. This review discusses the variation in cost and outcomes across centres performing congenital heart surgery, potential underlying mechanisms, and efforts to reduce variation and improve outcome.
authors: Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, C. S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. pasquali@med.umich.edu
authors: Sara K
authors: SK
authors: Pasquali
authors: Michael G
authors: MG
authors: Gaies
authors: Jeffrey P
authors: JP
authors: Jacobs
authors: J
authors: J
authors: William Gaynor
authors: Marshall L
authors: ML
authors: Jacobs
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000191:economics* / Q000601:surgery*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care