Design and statistical methodology of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program: why is it what it is?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 198, Issue 5 SUPPL, 2009, Pages

  Henderson, William G ^a   Daley, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Partners Community HealthCare Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

American College of Surgeons; Department of Veteran Affairs; NSQIP; Surgical quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL CONCEPTS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71149089183     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.07.025     Document Type: Article

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