Improving the identification of Postoperative Wound Dehiscence missed by the Patient Safety Indicator algorithm

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 205, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 674-680

  Borzecki, Ann M ^a,b,c   Cevasco, Marisa ^d,e   Mull, Hillary ^c,d   Shin, Marlena ^d   Itani, Kamal ^c,d,f   Rosen, Amy K ^b,c,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Patient safety; Postoperative wound dehiscence; Quality indicators; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL WALL; ARTICLE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL CODING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 84877821892     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.07.040     Document Type: Article

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