Preliminary Study of Serum Biomarkers Associated With Delirium After Major Cardiac Surgery

Clinical Results of Different Myocardial Protection Techniques in Aortic Stenosis

This study aimed to compare the early and late clinical outcomes of three different methods of myocardial protection in patients with aortic stenosis.

Association Between Value-Based Purchasing Score and Hospital Characteristics

Medicare hospital Value-based purchasing (VBP) program that links Medicare payments to quality of care will become effective from 2013. It is unclear whether specific hospital characteristics are associated with a hospital's VBP score, and consequently incentive payments.The objective of the study was to assess the association of hospital characteristics with (i) the mean VBP score, and (ii) specific percentiles of the VBP score distribution.