Multidisciplinary Standardized Care for Acute Aortic Dissection: Design and Initial Outcomes of a Regional Care Model

• Published in: Circulation Cardiovascular quality and outcomes Vol. 3; no. 4; pp. 424 - 430
• Main Authors: HARRIS, Kevin M, STRAUSS, Craig E, ROHMAN, Eric, ORLANDI, Quirino G, FLAVIN, Thomas F, KSHETTRY, Vibhu R, GRAHAM, Kevin J, HIRSCH, Alan T, HENRY, Timothy D, DUVAL, Sue, UNGER, Barbara T, KROSHUS, Timothy J, INAMPUDI, Subbarao, COHEN, Jonathan D, KAPSNER, Christopher, BOLAND, Lori L, EALES, Frazier
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01-07-2010
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aortic Diseases - diagnosis; Aortic Diseases - mortality; Aortic Diseases - physiopathology; Aortic Diseases - surgery; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular system; Clinical Protocols - standards; Community Networks; Diseases of the aorta; Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous; Dissection - methods; Dissection - trends; Female; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Models, Theoretical; Patient Care Team - organization & administration; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Program Evaluation; Survival Analysis; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Ultrasonic investigative techniques; Sonography; Echocardiography; Prognosis; Acute; Mortality; Cardiovascular disease; Regional; Care; Arterial disease; Vascular disease; Design; follow-up studies; Treatment; Follow up study; Surgery; clinical protocol; Aortic dissection; Aorta; Models; Diagnosis; Aortic disease; Multidisciplinary
• ISSN: 1941-7713; 1941-7705
• DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.109.920140