Methodology and analytic rationale for the american college of surgeons trauma quality improvement program

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 147-157

  Newgard, Craig D ^a   Fildes, John J ^b   Wu, Lieling ^c   Hemmila, Mark R ^d   Burd, Randall S ^e   Neal, Melanie ^c   Mann, N Clay ^f   Shafi, Shahid ^g   Clark, David E ^h   Goble, Sandra ^c   Nathens, Avery B ⁱ  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

ACS; American College of Surgeons; ED; emergency department; Injury Severity Score; interquartile range; IQR; ISS; length of stay; LOS; O E; observed to expected; TQIP; Trauma Quality Improvement Program

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDY DESIGN; TRAUMA QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BENCHMARKING; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ADJUSTMENT; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871215524     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.08.017     Document Type: Article

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