Quality indicators in bariatric surgery: improving quality of care

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 423-429

  Maggard, Melinda A ^a   McGory, Marcia L ^a   Shekelle, Paul G ^b   Ko, Clifford Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Outcomes; Quality indicators; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXPERT; OBESITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURGEON; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745851835     PISSN: 15507289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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