Use of patient satisfaction data in a continuous quality improvement program for endoscopic sinus surgery

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 210-216

  Tai, Chih Jaan ^a,b,c   Chu, Chia Chen ^a   Liang, Shu Cheng ^a   Lin, Ting Fu ^a,d   Huang, Zu Jin ^a,e   Tsai, Yao Han ^a,d   Wang, Pa Chun ^a,e  

^a China Medical University Hospital ^*  (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d MIN SHENG GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NOSE SURGERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; ADOLESCENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINUSITIS; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINUSITIS;

EID: 0142026164     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(03)00631-4     Document Type: Article

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