Use of a pathway quality improvement care bundle to reduce mortality after emergency laparotomy

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 57-66

  Huddart, S ^a   Peden, C J ^b   Swart, M ^c   McCormick, B ^d   Dickinson, M ^a   Mohammed, M A ^e   Quiney, N ^a  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c TORBAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CARE BUNDLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION;

AGED; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PATIENT CARE BUNDLES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84919346620     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9658     Document Type: Article

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