'Six Sigma approach' - an objective strategy in digital assessment of postoperative air leaks: A prospective randomised study

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Bertolaccini, Luca ^a   Rizzardi, Giovanna ^a   Filice, Mary Jo ^a   Terzi, Alberto ^a  

^a S Croce e Carle City Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Postoperative air leak; Quality evaluation; Six Sigma methodology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE AIR LEAK; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; RANK SUM TEST; SIX SIGMA; THORAX DRAINAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHEST TUBES; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954603504     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.12.027     Document Type: Article

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