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Mary C. Eiken

Researcher at Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Publications -  6
Citations -  1049

Mary C. Eiken is an academic researcher from Society of Thoracic Surgeons. The author has contributed to research in topics: Equity (law) & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 4 publications receiving 1021 citations. Previous affiliations of Mary C. Eiken include Anschutz Medical Campus.

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The society of thoracic surgeons: 30-day operative mortality and morbidity risk models

TL;DR: Used in combination, ROMB and ROM may provide the surgical team with additional information to evaluate the quality of their care as well as valuable insights to allow them to focus on areas for improvement.
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The STS National Database : Current changes and challenges for the new millennium

TL;DR: The National Database for Cardiac Surgery (NDB) as discussed by the authors has been one of the pioneers in the analysis and reporting of risk-adjusted outcomes in cardiothoracic surgery.
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Use of continuous quality improvement to increase use of process measures in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a randomized controlled trial.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated whether low-intensity continuous quality improvement interventions can be used to speed up the national adoption of 2 coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery process-of-care measures: preoperative β-blockade therapy and internal mammary artery (IMA) grafting in patients 75 years or older.

Use of Continuous Quality Improvement to Increase Use of Process Measures in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

TL;DR: A multifaceted, physician-led, low-intensity CQI effort can improve the adoption of care processes into national practice within the context of a medical specialty society infrastructure.