Performance indicators in cardiac surgery--time for public release.

Attitude of Health Personnel; Cardiac Surgical Procedures/adverse effects/mortality/standards; Clinical Competence/standards; Consultants; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Information Dissemination; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)/standards; Patient Selection; Perception; Physician's Practice Patterns/standards; Public Opinion; Quality Indicators, Health Care/standards; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Truth Disclosure

Disciplines :

Surgery

Author, co-author :

Kolh, Philippe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Biochimie et physiologie générales, humaines et path.

Language :

English

Title :

Performance indicators in cardiac surgery--time for public release.

Publication date :

2011

Journal title :

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

ISSN :

1569-9293

eISSN :

1569-9285

Publisher :

European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volume :

Issue :

Pages :

589-90

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Available on ORBi :

since 20 May 2012

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