What is the role of risk-adjusted funnel plots in the analysis of radical cystectomy volume-outcome relationships?

BJU International

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 844-850

  Mayer, Erik K ^a,b   Bottle, Alex ^a   Aylin, Paul ^a   Darzi, Ara W ^a   Vale, Justin A ^b   Athanasiou, Thanos ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

funnel plots; outcome assessment (healthcare); radical cystectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MIX; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTECTOMY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PLOTS AND CURVES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ADJUSTED FUNNEL PLOT; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

CYSTECTOMY; DATA COLLECTION; ENGLAND; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PUBLICATION BIAS; REOPERATION; RISK ADJUSTMENT; TIME FACTORS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 80052102945     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09896.x     Document Type: Article

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