Measuring and improving the quality of care for abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery

Circulation

Volumn 117, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 2534-2541

  Dimick, Justin B ^a,b   Upchurch Jr , Gilbert R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b M SCORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aorta; Outcome assessment; Process measures; Quality of health care; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; TRAINING;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 43449107994     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.726836     Document Type: Review

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