Is variation in the content of care pathways leading to quality and patient safety problems?

HIP International

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 770-771

  Vanhaecht, Kris ^a,b   van Gerven, Eva ^a   Segal, Olivier ^c   Panella, Massimiliano ^a,b,d   Sermeus, Walter ^a,b   Bellemans, Johan ^c   Simon, Jean Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b European Pathway Association   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COMPRESSION GARMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PAIN; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; URINARY CATHETER; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STANDARD OF CARE;

EID: 84255175964     PISSN: 11207000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/HIP.2011.8844     Document Type: Article

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