Measuring the quality of therapeutic apheresis care in the pediatric intensive care unit

Journal of Clinical Apheresis

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 43-50

  Sussmane, Jeffrey B ^a   Torbati, Dan ^a   Gitlow, Howard S ^b  

^a MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

apheresis; children's hospital; clinical indicators; pediatric intensive care unit; performance improvement; quality, total quality management

Indexed keywords

APHERESIS; ARTICLE; CAPITAL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROCESS CONTROL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD COMPONENT REMOVAL; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84859701487     PISSN: 07332459     EISSN: 10981101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jca.20318     Document Type: Article

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