Factors Associated with Operative Mortality in Medium Volume Congenital Heart Surgery Centers: A Mixed-Methods Analysis

Karl F. Welke, Erle H. Austin, Subramanyan R. Kumar, Petros V. Anagnostopoulos, James K. Kirklin, Jeremy L. Herrmann, Julia Narendra, Allison M. Chandler, Kandice Reilly, David M. Overman, Jeffery P. Jacobs, Robert J. Dabal, Kristine J. Guleserian, James D. St. Louis, William I. Douglas, Sara K. Pasquali, Christopher A. Caldarone

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DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.08.024
Published: 2026-09
Container: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.08.024,
  title = {Factors Associated with Operative Mortality in Medium Volume Congenital Heart Surgery Centers: A Mixed-Methods Analysis},
  author = {Karl F. Welke and Erle H. Austin and Subramanyan R. Kumar and Petros V. Anagnostopoulos and James K. Kirklin and Jeremy L. Herrmann and Julia Narendra and Allison M. Chandler and Kandice Reilly and David M. Overman and Jeffery P. Jacobs and Robert J. Dabal and Kristine J. Guleserian and James D. St. Louis and William I. Douglas and Sara K. Pasquali and Christopher A. Caldarone},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {The Annals of Thoracic Surgery},
  doi = {10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.08.024},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.08.024}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Factors Associated with Operative Mortality in Medium Volume Congenital Heart Surgery Centers: A Mixed-Methods Analysis
AU  - Karl F. Welke
AU  - Erle H. Austin
AU  - Subramanyan R. Kumar
AU  - Petros V. Anagnostopoulos
AU  - James K. Kirklin
AU  - Jeremy L. Herrmann
AU  - Julia Narendra
AU  - Allison M. Chandler
AU  - Kandice Reilly
AU  - David M. Overman
AU  - Jeffery P. Jacobs
AU  - Robert J. Dabal
AU  - Kristine J. Guleserian
AU  - James D. St. Louis
AU  - William I. Douglas
AU  - Sara K. Pasquali
AU  - Christopher A. Caldarone
PY  - 2026
JO  - The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
DO  - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.08.024
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.08.024
ER  -

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Welke, K. F., Austin, E. H., Kumar, S. R., Anagnostopoulos, P. V., Kirklin, J. K., Herrmann, J. L., Narendra, J., Chandler, A. M., Reilly, K., Overman, D. M., Jacobs, J. P., Dabal, R. J., Guleserian, K. J., Louis, J. D. S., Douglas, W. I., Pasquali, S. K., & Caldarone, C. A. (2026). Factors Associated with Operative Mortality in Medium Volume Congenital Heart Surgery Centers: A Mixed-Methods Analysis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.08.024

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