A call for a National Transplant Surgical Quality Improvement Program

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 666-670

  Englesbe, M J ^a   Pelletier, S J ^a   Kheterpal, S ^a   O'Reilly, M ^a   Campbell Jr , D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Morbidity; Quality improvement; Surgical complications

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CALCINEURIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; TSUKUBAENOLIDE;

CAUSE OF DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PORTOCAVAL SHUNT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LENGTH OF STAY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ACUITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HUMANS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33644768444     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01267.x     Document Type: Review

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