Carissa M. Baker-Smith1, Karina Carlson2, Jose Ettedgui3, Takeshi Tsuda4, K. Anitha Jayakumar5, Matthew Park6, Nikola Tede7, Karen Uzark8, Craig Fleishman9, David Connuck10, Maggie Likes11, Daniel J. Penny12
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.1, pp. 52-58, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12540
Abstract Objective: To develop quality metrics (QMs) for the ambulatory care of patients with transposition of the great arteries following arterial switch operation (TGA/ASO).
Design: Under the auspices of the American College of Cardiology Adult Congenital and Pediatric
Cardiology (ACPC) Steering committee, the TGA/ASO team generated candidate QMs related to
TGA/ASO ambulatory care. Candidate QMs were submitted to the ACPC Steering Committee and
were reviewed for validity and feasibility using individual expert panel member scoring according
to the RAND-UCLA methodology. QMs were then made available for review by the entire ACC
ACPC during an “open comment period.” Final… More >
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