Reliability of superficial surgical site infections as a hospital quality measure

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 231-235

  Kao, Lillian S ^a   Ghaferi, Amir A ^b   Ko, Clifford Y ^c   Dimick, Justin B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUPERFICIAL SURGICAL SITE INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION;

COLECTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 79960834393     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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