Assessing the quality of surgical care in vascular surgery; Moving from outcome towards structural and process measures

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 696-707

  Ploeg, A J ^a   Flu, H C ^a   Lardenoye, J H P ^a   Hamming, J F ^a   Breslau, P J ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b HAGA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Outcomes assessment; Quality of health care; Vascular surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 78649632301     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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