Improving inferior vena cava filter retrieval rates with the define, measure, analyze, improve, control methodology

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 491-498.e1

  Sutphin, Patrick D ^a   Reis, Stephen P ^a   McKune, Angie ^a   Ravanzo, Maria ^a   Kalva, Sanjeeva P ^a   Pillai, Anil K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MEDICARE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VENA CAVA FILTER; CLINICAL PATHWAY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PULMONARY EMBOLISM; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; VENA CAVA FILTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925390222     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: 15357732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2014.11.030     Document Type: Conference Paper

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