Does hospital accreditation impact bariatric surgery safety?

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 260, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 504-509

  Morton, John M ^a   Garg, Trit ^a   Nguyen, Ninh ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

accreditation; bariatric; database; obesity; outcomes; quality; safety; surgery

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCREDITATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906058232     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000891     Document Type: Conference Paper

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