Pilot benchmarking study of thoracic surgery in Spain: Comparison of cases of lung resection and indicators of quality;Experiencia piloto de benchmarking en cirugía torácica: Comparación de la casuística e indicadores de calidad en resección pulmonar

Archivos de Bronconeumologia

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 267-272

  Varela, Gonzalo ^a   Molins, Laureano ^b   Astudillo, Julio ^c   Borro, José María ^d   Canalís, Emilio ^e   Freixinet, Jorge ^f   Ortiz, Carlos Hernández ^g   Trancho, Florentino Hernando ^h   Maestre, José Antonio ⁱ  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SAGRAT COR   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL DONOSTIA   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clinical pathways; Health care benchmarking; Lung resection; Quality of clinical practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; QUALITY CONTROL; SPAIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745922385     PISSN: 03002896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13089537     Document Type: Article

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