Patient-reported recovery after abdominal and pelvic surgery using the convalescence and recovery evaluation (CARE): Implications for measuring the impact of surgical processes of care and innovation

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-248

  Hedgepeth, Ryan C ^a   Stuart Wolf Jr , J ^a   Dunn, Rodney L ^a   Wei, John T ^a   Hollenbeck, Brent K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Convalescence; Outcome assessment (health care); Quality of life; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CONVALESCENCE AND RECOVERY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTESTINE SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PELVIS SURGERY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 70349599423     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1553350609342075     Document Type: Article

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