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Importance of high-performing teams in the …

WEBThe importance of teamwork in health care delivery and patient safety is increasingly being recognized1 and has benefitted substantially by adopting a human …

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Improving health care by embracing Systems Theory

WEBThe development of Systems Theory is largely accredited to Austrian biologist Karl Ludwig von Bertalanffy. Beginning in the 1920s, von Bertalanffy lectured …

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Administrative versus clinical databases

WEBSurgeons are under increasing pressure to measure surgical outcomes as a means of evaluating surgical quality and providing grounds for evidenced-based care. …

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The influence of hormone replacement therapy on lung …

WEBData regarding the effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are mixed. We hypothesized HRT would have a …

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Centralization and regionalization of congenital heart surgery in a

WEBWith new cardiac surgical centers being established in low- and middle-income countries, a similar risk ensues: Because these countries typically have public, …

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Perspectives on the 2022 joint guidelines on the diagnosis and

WEBAlthough pathologic conditions of the aorta were recognized as early as 1760, with King George II’s private physician Frank Nicholls identifying an acute aortic …

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Moving beyond significance testing: Confidence intervals …

WEBThe New England Journal of Medicine recently refined its guidelines for statistical reporting of research studies.1 The new guidance is in part due to the recent …

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What and how to read: Staying current as a young …

WEBLifelong learning is an essential part of the career of any physician, regardless of practice setting, specialty, or academic expectations. The need comes …

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Addressing the imperative to evolve the hospital new product …

WEBThe new product acquisition process that exists in most hospitals has at some time frustrated nearly every engaged physician. Typically, physicians identify a …

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Long-term health-related quality of life and survival after …

WEBhealth-related quality of life are sustained up to 10 years after cardiac surgery, also for elderly patients. and sent by post at 6 and 12 months, and 5 and 10 years after surgery. …

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Postcardiac surgery myocardial ischemia: Why, when, and how to

WEBFeature Editor's Introduction—The diagnosis of postoperative myocardial ischemia in the context of cardiac surgery remains challenging, and its management is a topic of …

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Magdi H. Yacoub: Celebrating the AATS Scientific Achievement …

WEBIt is difficult to know where to begin in summarizing the contributions made to our profession—and beyond—by an individual whose name is so widely familiar to …

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How to build and sustain an academic cardiothoracic surgery …

WEBFeature Editor's Introduction—The Holy Grail of academic surgery programs is to have meaningful influence. That sustained success over time leads to positive changes in …

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Commentary: When the back of the envelope calculation just …

WEBCommentary: When the back of the envelope calculation just isn’t good enough, use decision analysis modeling Derrick Y. Tam, MD,a,b and Mario Gaudino, MDc As …

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Instrumental variable methods in clinical research

WEBThe principle behind instrumental variable analysis is that of identifying a variable (Z), which we call the instru-ment, that is associated with the exposure (or treatment) of interest (B) …

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Long-term survival and quality of life after extracorporeal …

WEBLong-term data on patient survivors after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support remains limited. This study sought to examine the 5-year …

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Improving health care by embracing Systems Theory

WEBImproving health care by embracing Systems Theory. Brett R. Anderson, MD, MBA, MS/POR. From the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan …

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Redlining, structural racism, and lung cancer screening disparities

WEBDespite higher rates of lung cancer screening in redlined areas, Black race mediated worse screening rates in these areas, suggesting racist structural factors …

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Global cardiac surgery: Access to cardiac surgical care

WEBResults: A total of 12,180 adult cardiac surgeons and 3858 pediatric cardiac sur-geons were listed in the Cardiothoracic Surgery Network in August 2017, equaling 1.64 (0-181.82) …

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The American Association for Thoracic Surgery consensus …

WEBRecommendations. Appropriate empiric antibiotic therapy for acute pleural empyema incorporates an understanding of (1) the pa-tient’s clinical history, (2) local antimicrobial …

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Administrative versus clinical databases

WEBAdministrative versus clinical databases. Administrative versus clinical databases. Melanie P. Subramanian, MD, MPHS,aYinin Hu, MD,bVarun Puri, MD, MSCI,aand Benjamin D. …

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The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

WEBAATS Annual Meeting Registration Packages Still Available. Health Care Professional Package: Includes registration for the Saturday Courses, Sunday Symposia, and the …

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