1. Analyzing “Failure to Rescue”: Is This an Opportunity for Outcome Improvement in Cardiac Surgery? 
Haritha G. Reddy, BA, Terry Shih, MD, Michael J. Englesbe, MD, Francis L. Shannon, MD, Patricia F. Theurer, BSN, Morley A. Herbert, PhD, Gaetano Paone, MD, MHSA, Gail F. Bell, MSN, Richard L. Prager, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 95, Issue 6, Pages (June 2013)
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2. Fig 1
Phase of care mortality analysis (POCMA) profile 2006 to (ICU = intensive care unit phase; Intra-op = intraoperative phase; Pre-op = preoperative phase.)
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3. Fig 2
Rates of mortality, complications, and failure to rescue (2006 to 2010). (O/E = observed over expected mortality group.)
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