Lessons learned from the European thoracic surgery database: The composite performance score

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Brunelli, A ^a   Rocco, G ^a   Van Raemdonck, D ^a   Varela, G ^a   Dahan, M ^a  

^a European Society of Thoracic Surgery   (Italy)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE SCORE; DATA BASE; HUMAN; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; MEASUREMENT; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BENCHMARKING; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EUROPE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUNG DISEASES; PNEUMONECTOMY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE VALUES; REGISTRIES; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 77955654734     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2010.06.023     Document Type: Article

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