Standards of surgery beyond metropolitan centers: A fresh look at perioperative quality measures in small-town America

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-104

  Cronen, Paul ^a   Qadan, Motaz ^b   Hicks, Nathan Z ^b   Polk Jr , Hiram C ^b  

^a Kings Daughters' Hospital and Health Services   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Small town hospitals; Surgical quality measures; Surgical time out

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERTAPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG CHOICE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ORTHOPEDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SAFETY; SURGEON; SURGERY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955456095     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.04.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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