Measurement of quality in pediatric cardiac surgery: Understanding the threats to validity

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 447-450

  Welke, Karl F ^a   Diggs, Brian S ^b   Karamlou, Tara ^b   Ungerleider, Ross M ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC SURGERY; CLINICAL CARE; MORTALITY RATE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY MEASURES;

SURGERY;

PEDIATRICS;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; SAMPLE SIZE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VALIDITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; MORTALITY; PEDIATRICS; REIMBURSEMENT; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEDIATRICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; THORACIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55949112762     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e318185daa3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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