Developing a NSQIP module to measure outcomes in children's surgical care: opportunity and challenge

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-140

  Dillon, Peter ^a   Hammermeister, Karl ^b   Morrato, Elaine ^b   Kempe, Allison ^b   Oldham, Keith ^c   Moss, Lawrence ^d   Marchildon, Michael ^e   Ziegler, Moritz ^b   Steeger, Janet ^f   Rowell, Kathy ^f   Shiloach, Mira ^g   Henderson, William ^b  

^a PENN STATE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d YALE NEW HAVEN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^f QCMetrix Inc   (United States)

^g AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's NSQIP; National Surgical Quality Improvement Program NSQIP; Pediatric surgical outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41449117516     PISSN: 10558586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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