The European Thoracic Database project: composite performance score to measure quality of care after major lung resection

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 769-774

  Brunelli, Alessandro ^a   Berrisford, Richard G ^b   Rocco, Gaetano ^c   Varela, Gonzalo ^d  

^a Umberto I Regional Hospital Ancona   (Italy)

^b ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Audit; Composite performance score; Database; Lung resections; Outcome; Process of care; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOOTSTRAPPING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG TUMOR; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EUROPE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64749090063     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.01.037     Document Type: Article

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