Mortality in adult cardiac surgery

Editorial

Tom Treasure. BMJ. 2005.

. 2005 Mar 5;330(7490):489-90.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7490.489.

No abstract available

Comment on

Mortality data in adult cardiac surgery for named surgeons: retrospective examination of prospectively collected data on coronary artery surgery and aortic valve replacement.
Bridgewater B; Adult Cardiac Surgeons of North West England. Bridgewater B, et al. BMJ. 2005 Mar 5;330(7490):506-10. doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7490.506. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15746131 Free PMC article.

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