Systematic review of the application of quality improvement methodologies from the manufacturing industry to surgical healthcare

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 324-335

  Nicolay, C R ^b   Purkayastha, S ^b   Greenhalgh, A ^b   Benn, J ^a   Chaturvedi, S ^c   Phillips, N ^c   Darzi, A ^b  

^a Centre for Patient Safety and Service Quality   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

COST; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LENGTH OF STAY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARD; SURGERY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LENGTH OF STAY; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SELECTION BIAS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84856505608     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7803     Document Type: Review

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