Development of trigger tools for surveillance of adverse events in ambulatory surgery

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 425-429

  Kaafarani, Haytham M A ^a,b,c   Rosen, Amy K ^b,d   Nebeker, Jonathan R ^e,f   Shimada, Stephanie ^b,d   Mull, Hillary J ^b,d   Rivard, Peter E ^b,g   Savitz, Lucy ^h   Helwig, Amy ⁱ   Shin, Marlena H ^b,d   Itani, Kamal M F ^a,j,k  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VA Center of Excellence   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^g SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

ⁱ AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^j BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; DELPHI STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LITERATURE; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SURGICENTERS;

EID: 78249235589     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.031591     Document Type: Article

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