Measures to reduce unplanned readmissions after vascular surgery

Seminars in Vascular Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 103-111

  Eun, John C ^a   Nehler, Mark R ^a   Black, James H ^b   Glebova, Natalia O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL PATIENT; VASCULAR SURGERY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASES;

HUMANS; PATIENT READMISSION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84951264516     PISSN: 08957967     EISSN: 15584518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2015.09.002     Document Type: Article

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