The influence of procedure volumes and standardization of care on quality and efficiency in total joint replacement surgery

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 2643-2652

  Bozic, Kevin J ^a   Maselli, Judith ^a   Pekow, Penelope S ^b   Lindenauer, Peter K ^b   Vail, Thomas P ^a   Auerbach, Andrew D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; EMBOLISM PREVENTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; STANDARDIZATION; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 78649463202     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01477     Document Type: Article

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