Acute Risk Change for Cardiothoracic Admissions to Intensive Care (ARCTIC index): A new measure of quality in cardiac surgery

Background: Quality of cardiac surgical care may vary between institutions. Mortality is low and large numbers are required to discriminate between hospitals. Measures other than mortality may provide better comparisons. Objectives: To develop and assess the Acute Risk Change for Cardiothoracic Admi...

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Main Authors: Coulson, T., Bailey, M., Reid, Christopher, Tran, L., Mullany, D., Smith, J., Pilcher, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Mosby Inc. 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36023