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Activity Number: 333
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 8, 2006 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Health Policy Statistics
Abstract - #306604
Title: Experiences with a Virtual Regionalization Model for Cardiac Surgery
Author(s): Edward Wegman*+ and Yasmin H. Said and Shabib A. Alhadheri
Companies: George Mason University and Johns Hopkins University and SUNY Upstate Medical University
Address: Department of Statistics, MSN 4A7, Fairfax, VA, 22030-4422,
Keywords: hypoplastic left heart syndrome ; risk factors ; pediatric cardiology
Abstract:

Serious medical conditions are often redirected from regional medical facilities to more experienced and larger central facilities. However, additional risk is incurred by such transfers. Two university-based medium-sized referring pediatric cardiac surgical centers have implemented a virtual regionalization model in which one full-time surgeon operates at both institutions using a common management protocol. In this paper we analyze the risk factors for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome patients using the Virtual Regionalization Model.

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