Quality improvement program in Latin America decreases mortality after cardiac surgery: a before-after intervention study

• Published in: International journal of surgery (London, England) Vol. 106; p. 106931
• Main Authors: Mejia, Omar Asdrúbal Vilca, Borgomoni, Gabrielle Barbosa, Palma Dallan, Luís Roberto, Mioto, Bruno Mahler, Duenhas Accorsi, Tarso Augusto, Lima, Eduardo Gomes, de Matos Soeiro, Alexandre, Lima, Felipe Gallego, Manuel de Almeida Brandão, Carlos, Alberto Pomerantzeff, Pablo Maria, Oliveira Dallan, Luís Alberto, Ferreira Lisboa, Luiz Augusto, Jatene, Fábio Biscegli
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2022
• Subjects: Cardiovascular surgery; Database analysis; Mortality reduction; Quality improvement; Cardiovascular surgery; Quality improvement; Database analysis; Mortality reduction

The current challenge of cardiac surgery (CS) is to improve outcomes in adverse scenarios. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of a quality improvement program (QIP) on hospital mortality in the largest CS center in Latin America. Patients were divided into two groups: before (Jan 2013–De...