Performance indicators from routine hospital data: Death following aortic surgery as a potential measure of quality of care

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 964-968

  Rigby, K A ^a   Palfreyman, S ^a   Michaels, J A ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL RUPTURE; CASE MIX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EMERGENCIES; ENGLAND; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0035660604     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0007-1323.2001.01808.x     Document Type: Article

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