Transplant center quality assessment using a continuously updatable, risk-adjusted technique (CUSUM)

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 313-323

  Axelrod, D A ^a   Guidinger, M K ^b   Metzger, R A ^c   Wiesner, R H ^d   Webb, R L ^e   Merion, R M ^e  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Univ Ren Res and Educ Assoc   (United States)

^c FLORIDA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Outcome analysis; Risk adjustment; Statistical process control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEATH; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; CREATININE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 33644894448     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2005.01191.x     Document Type: Article

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