Participation in the vascular quality initiative is associated with improved perioperative medication use, which is associated with longer patient survival

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1010-1019

  De Martino, Randall R ^a   Hoel, Andrew W ^b   Beck, Adam W ^c   Eldrup Jorgensen, Jens ^d   Hallett, John W ^e   Upchurch, Gilbert R ^f   Cronenwett, Jack L ^g   Goodney, Philip P ^g  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Roper St Francis Heart and Vascular Center   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^g DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; VASCULAR QUALITY INITIATIVE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84925399780     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.11.073     Document Type: Conference Paper

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