A scientific registry of transplant recipients Bayesian method for identifying underperforming transplant programs

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1310-1317

  Salkowski, N ^a   Snyder, J J ^a,b   Zaun, D A ^a   Leighton, T ^a   Edwards, E B ^c   Israni, A K ^a,b,d   Kasiske, B L ^a,d  

^a MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING   (United States)

^d HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Graft survival; quality assurance; solid organ transplantation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTER; SIMULATION; UNITED STATES; TRANSPLANTATION;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; REGISTRIES; TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 84901250842     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12702     Document Type: Article

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