Impact of prior hospital mortality versus surgical volume on mortality following surgery for congenital heart disease Matthew E. Oster, MD, Matthew J.

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Impact of prior hospital mortality versus surgical volume on mortality following surgery for congenital heart disease Matthew E. Oster, MD, Matthew J. Strickland, PhD, William T. Mahle, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 142, Issue 4, Pages 882-886 (October 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.04.011 Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Relationship between July 2006–December 2008 standardized mortality ratio (SMR) and January 2004–2006 SMR or hospital surgical volume. SMR = observed number of deaths/expected number of deaths adjusted for surgery type. All R2 and P values are from Spearman correlation. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011 142, 882-886DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.04.011) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions