Open AccessPhysician Procedure Volume and Complications of Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation
Author(s) -
James V. Freeman,
Yongfei Wang,
Jeptha P. Curtis,
Paul A. Heidenreich,
Mark A. Hlatky
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.111.046995
Subject(s) - medicine , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , cardiology , intensive care medicine
The outcomes of procedures are often better when they are performed by more experienced physicians. We assessed whether the rate of complications after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) placement varied with the volume of procedures a physician performed.
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