Quality Improvement Process in a Sickle Cell Infusion Center

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 541-544

  Whiteman, Lauren N ^a   Lanzkron, Sophie ^a   Stewart, Rosalyn W ^a   Haywood, Carlton ^a,b   Strouse, John J ^a   Feldman, Leonard ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute care; Quality improvement; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AMERICAN PAIN SOCIETY; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; JOHNS HOPKINS SICKLE CELL INFUSION CENTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL CRISIS; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; INFUSION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAIN CLINIC; STANDARDS;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; MALE; PAIN CLINICS; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84929046939     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.11.020     Document Type: Article

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