Trauma quality improvement using risk-adjusted outcomes

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 599-604

  Shafi, Shahid ^a   Nathens, Avery B ^b   Parks, Jennifer ^a   Cryer, Henry M ^c   Fildes, John J ^d   Gentilello, Larry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmark; Risk adjustment; Trauma quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGEON; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40549105060     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31816533f9     Document Type: Article

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