Is public access to surgeon-specific data affecting practice adversely?

Editorial

Steven Livesey. Heart. 2007 Jun.

. 2007 Jun;93(6):652-3.

doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.111815.

Abstract

See article on page 744

Competing interests: None declared.

Has the publication of cardiac surgery outcome data been associated with changes in practice in northwest England: an analysis of 25,730 patients undergoing CABG surgery under 30 surgeons over eight years.
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