A Friday Night Transfer

Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2019 Dec;12(12):e005856. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.119.005856. Epub 2019 Dec 16.
No abstract available

Keywords: endocarditis; medical records; mortality; quality of health care; root cause analysis; workflow.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • After-Hours Care / organization & administration*
  • Aged
  • Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / organization & administration*
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Medical Records*
  • Patient Admission
  • Patient Transfer / organization & administration*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / mortality
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / surgery*
  • Referral and Consultation / organization & administration
  • Time Factors
  • Time-to-Treatment / organization & administration*
  • Workflow