Surgical care improvement project (SCIP): Has its mission succeeded?

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1072-1075

  Rasouli, Mohammad R ^a   Jaberi, Mehrad M ^a   Hozack, William J ^a   Parvizi, Javad ^a   Rothman, Richard H ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP); Surgical site infection (SSI); Total joint arthroplasty; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SURGICAL INFECTION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

SURGICAL CARE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (SCIP); SURGICAL SITE INFECTION (SSI); TOTAL JOINT ARTHROPLASTY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84880703546     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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