Background The New Brunswick Heart Centre (NBHC) entered a contractual partnership
with Integrated Health Solutions (IHS) to help address increasing wait times in the province …

A cardiothoracic intensive care unit (CTICU) team evaluated preoperative and postoperative
processes to improve outcomes for cardiac surgery patients. The primary aim of this project …

Background Contemporary reimbursement systems allow hospitals to maintain profitability
by offering procedural services. However, increasing procedural volume can be met with …

Objectives Medical care in low-income countries is often limited by inadequate resources,
treatment facilities, and the necessary infrastructure for healthcare delivery. We …

Background Intensive care unit (ICU) structure and intensive care physician staffing (IPS)
models are thought to influence outcomes after cardiac surgery. Given limited information on …

Background Postoperative critical care management is an integral part of cardiac surgery
that contributes directly to clinical outcomes. In the United States there remains considerable …

Objective The intensivist-led cardiovascular intensive care unit model is the standard of care
in cardiac surgery. This study examines whether a cardiovascular intensive care unit model …

S28 CMAJ| VOLUME 191| SUPPLEMENT 1 leadership in the hospitals, and the surgical
booking offices. The system has provided a consistent, transparent means to monitor and …

The burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is increasing in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs), and it is estimated that nearly one-third of the CVD burden requires …

Background The Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group (NNECDSG)
was founded in 1987 as a regional consortium to improve cardiovascular quality in Maine …