Derivation and validation of a quality indicator for 30-day unplanned hospital readmission to evaluate trauma care

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1310-1316

  Moore, Lynne ^a,b   Stelfox, Henry Thomas ^d   Turgeon, Alexis F ^a,b   Nathens, Avery B ^e   Lavoie, André ^b   Bourgeois, Gilles ^c   Lapointe, Jean ^c  

^a Department of Social and Preventative Medicine ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c Institute national d'excellence en santé et services sociaux   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

benchmarking; health services; Injury; quality indicator; unplanned readmission

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AREA UNDER CURVE; BENCHMARKING; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUEBEC; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ADJUSTMENT; SEX FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84899859401     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000202     Document Type: Article

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