How to improve carotid endarterectomy perioperative risk monitoring. An application of cumulative sum (CUSUM) technique;Cómo mejorar el control de los riesgos perioperatorios en endarterectomía carotídea aplicación del método de suma acumulativa (CUSUM)

Revista Neurologica Argentina

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-39

  Ioli, Pablo ^a,b   Rauek, Sebastián ^a   Santamarina, Rodrigo ^a   Gonorazky, Sergio ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL PRIVADO DE COMUNIDAD   (Argentina)

^b Unidad de Ensayos Clínicos

^c ISSSTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Clinical audit; cumulative sum; Performance monitoring; Quality assurance; Risk adjustment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DEATH; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY CONTROL; STROKE;

EID: 46349108187     PISSN: 03250938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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