Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 17, Issue 6 , Pages 484-487 , December 2008

Maintenance of Quality in a Small Cardiac Surgical Unit

  • John Ichsan Tan, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Gold Coast Cardiac Surgery, 25/123 Nerang Street, Southport, Qld 4215, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +61 7 5564 1074.
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  • Tristan J. Allsopp, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Gold Coast Hospital, Nerang Street, Southport, Qld 4215, Australia
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  • Hugh S. Paterson, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Sydney West Area Health Service, Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
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  • Karen Byth, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Westmead Millennium Institute, Westmead Hospital, Sydney West Area Health Service, Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
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  • David Roderick Maclennan, FANZCA

      Affiliations

    • 410 Swann Road, St Lucia, Qld 4067, Australia

Received 24 March 2008 ,Revised 17 June 2008 ,Accepted 22 June 2008.

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PII: S1443-9506(08)00798-1

doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2008.06.005

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 17, Issue 6 , Pages 484-487 , December 2008

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