Crew resource management and vte prophylaxis in surgery: A quality improvement initiative

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 423-432

  Tapson, Victor F ^a   Karcher, Rachel Bongiorno ^b   Weeks, Randy ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Med IQ   (United States)

^c Citrus Memorial Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

crew resource management; prophylaxis; quality improvement; surgery; venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 100 TO 299; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 80455135048     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860611404694     Document Type: Article

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