Variability in Anesthetic Care for Total Knee Arthroplasty: An Analysis From the Anesthesia Quality Institute

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 172-179

  Fleischut, Peter M ^a   Eskreis Winkler, Jonathan M ^b   Gaber Baylis, Licia K ^a   Giambrone, Gregory P ^a   Faggiani, Susan L ^a   Dutton, Richard P ^b   Memtsoudis, Stavros G ^c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Anesthesia Quality Institute   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

anesthesia practice patterns; AQI; NACOR; total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; KNEE REPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETICS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924917022     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860614525989     Document Type: Article

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