Outcomes measures and risk adjustment

International Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 10-21

  Lane Fall, Meghan B ^a   Neuman, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; HEART ARREST; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; WOUND INFECTION;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 84885609074     PISSN: 00205907     EISSN: 15371913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AIA.0b013e3182a70a52     Document Type: Article

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