Quality of outcome in vascular surgery;Ergebnisqualität in der Gefäßchirurgie

Chirurg

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 559-566

  Weber, H ^a   Eckstein, H H ^b   Niedermeier, H P ^c   Noppeney, T ^d   Umscheid, T ^e  

^a KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM LUDWIGSBURG   (Germany)

^c Kurhessisches Diakonissenhaus Kassel   (Germany)

^d Gemeinschaftspraxis Dres N   (Germany)

^e Eye Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Internal external quality of outcome; Quality management German Society for Vascular Surgery; Therapy indicators

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOCUMENTATION; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; SURVIVAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VARICOSIS; VASCULAR DISEASE;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCUMENTATION; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; GERMANY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SOFTWARE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 2242489847     PISSN: 00094722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00104-001-0361-9     Document Type: Article

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