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.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Main Authors:	Coulson, Tim G., Bailey, Michael, Reid, Christopher M., Tran, Lavinia, Mullany, Daniel V., Smith, Julian A., Pilcher, David
Format:	Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:	English
Published:	Mosby 2014
Subjects:	Coronary artery bypass Mortality Transfusion Outcomes Registry 2705 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2740 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2746 Surgery Arctic
Online Access:	https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:342497/UQ342497_OA.pdf https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:342497

Description
Summary:	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.