Systematic evaluation of quality of care provided to patients undergoing pulmonary surgery helps to identify areas for improvement

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 394-398

  Martin Ucar, Antonio E ^a   Medouye, Ayo ^a   Deacon, Sarah E ^a   Muhibullah, Nazli ^a   Lau, Kelvin ^a   Bennett, Jonathan ^a   Annamaneni, Rajni ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Operative mortality; Process of care; Risk stratification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG SURGERY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THORACOTOMY; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PULMONARY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649305406     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.214221     Document Type: Conference Paper

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