Continuous monitoring tools for pediatric surgical outcomes: an example using biliary atresia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1919-1925

  Sibanda, Nokuthaba ^a,b   Lewsey, James D ^a,b   van der Meulen, Jan H P ^a,b   Stringer, Mark D ^c  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; CUSUM charts; Outcome analysis; Performance monitoring

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BILIARY ATRESIA; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PORTOENTEROSTOMY, HEPATIC; PROBABILITY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; TIME FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 36048951088     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.07.023     Document Type: Article

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