Review of methods for measuring and comparing center performance after organ transplantation

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1119-1128

  Neuberger, James ^a   Madden, Sue ^a   Collett, David ^a  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS VALIDATION METHOD; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FUNNEL PLOT; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MORTALITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952116126     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.22131     Document Type: Review

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