Reducing Mortality and Infections After Congenital Heart Surgery in the Developing World

2014126 citationsJournal Article

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Kathy J. Jenkins · Boston Children's Museum

Aldo R. Castañeda · Unidad de Cirugía Cardiovascular de Guatemala

K.M. Cherian · Frontier Lifeline Hospital

Chris A. Couser · Boston Children's Hospital

Emily K. Dale · Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation

Kimberlee Gauvreau · Boston Children's Museum

Patricia A. Hickey

Abstract

Congenital heart surgery risk-adjusted mortality and infections were reduced in developing world programs participating in the collaborative quality improvement project and registry. Similar strategies might allow rapid reduction in global health care disparities.

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Congenital Heart Disease Studies Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Ultrasound in Clinical Applications

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Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 134, Issue 5, pp. e1422-e1430

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-0356

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Reducing Mortality and Infections After Congenital Heart Surgery in the Developing World

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