American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program as a quality improvement tool: A single institution's experience with vascular surgical site infections

American Surgeon

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 274-278

  Compoginis, John M ^a   Katz, Steven G ^b  

^a HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; EMBOLECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84876130686     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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