Synergistic Implications of Multiple Postoperative Outcomes

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 383-390

  Boltz, Melissa M ^a   Hollenbeak, Christopher S ^a,b   Ortenzi, Gail ^a   Dillon, Peter W ^b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cost; length of stay; postoperative events; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84866288590     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860611429612     Document Type: Article

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