Monitoring surgical and medical outcomes: The Bernoulli cumulative SUM chart. A novel application to assess clinical interventions

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 960, 2005, Pages 647-652

  Leandro, G ^a,b   Rolando, N ^a   Gallus, G ^c   Rolles, K ^a   Burroughs, A K ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Ospedale Gastroentrologico   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MONITORING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RECIPIENT; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; SURGERY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27144450550     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2004.030619     Document Type: Article

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