The ethics of transparency: publication of cardiothoracic surgical outcomes in the lay press

Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Mar;87(3):679-86. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.12.043.

Authors

Jeffrey P Jacobs¹, Robert J Cerfolio, Robert M Sade

Affiliation

¹ Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida, All Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital of Tampa, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Saint Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, USA.

PMID: 19231369
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.12.043

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures / statistics & numerical data
Newspapers as Topic / ethics*
Publishing / ethics*
Thoracic Surgical Procedures* / statistics & numerical data
Treatment Outcome*