Quality in orthopaedic surgery - An international perspective: AOA critical issues

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Saleh, Khaled J ^a   Bozic, Kevin J ^b   Graham, David B ^a   Shaha, Steven H ^c   Swiontkowski, Marc F ^d   Wright, James G ^e   Robinson, Brooke S ^a   Novicoff, Wendy M ^f  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICATION ERROR; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; ORTHOPEDICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; AUSTRALIA; BENCHMARKING; CANADA; CHECKLIST; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875002478     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.L.00093     Document Type: Review

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