Comparing performance of Morbidity and Mortality Conference and National Surgical Quality Improvement Program for detection of complications after urologic surgery

Urology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 931-937

  Miller, David C ^a   Filson, Chris P ^a   Wallner, Lauren P ^a   Montie, James E ^a   Campbell, Darrell A ^a   Wei, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33751007245     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2006.06.018     Document Type: Article

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