A comparison of quality and cost indicators by surgical specialty for lobectomy of the lung

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-74

  Freeman, Richard K ^a   Dilts, J Russell ^b   Ascioti, Anthony J ^a   Giannini, Theresa ^a   Mahidhara, Raja J ^a  

^a ST VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ASCENSION HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOBECTOMY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORBIDITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; THORACIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871197330     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.09.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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