Outpatient surgery and sequelae. An analysis of the AAAASF internet-based quality assurance and peer review database

Clinics in Plastic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 465-473

  Soltani, Ali M ^a   Keyes, Geoffrey R ^b,c   Singer, Robert ^d,e   Reed, Lawrence ^f   Fodor, Peter B ^g  

^a JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities Inc (AAAASF)   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities Inc (AAAASF)   (United States)

^f WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Outpatient surgery; Plastic and reconstructive surgery; Sequelae

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINOPLASTY; AMBULATORY SURGERY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST REDUCTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET BASED QUALITY ASSURANCE DATABASE PROGRAM; LIPOSUCTION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; PEER REVIEW; PNEUMOTHORAX; REVIEW; RHYTIDOPLASTY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

OUTPATIENT SURGERY; PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY; SEQUELAE;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNET; PEER REVIEW; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84879849044     PISSN: 00941298     EISSN: 15580504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2013.04.010     Document Type: Review

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