Clinical registries and quality measurement in surgery: A systematic review

Surgery (United States)

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 381-395

  Stey, Anne M ^a,b   Russell, Marcia M ^b,c   Ko, Clifford Y ^b,d   Sacks, Greg D ^b   Dawes, Aaron J ^b   Gibbons, Melinda M ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL REGISTRY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTRATION; SURGERY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ADULT; FEMALE; MALE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921417412     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: 15327361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2014.08.097     Document Type: Article

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