Assessing national provision of care: variability in bariatric clinical care pathways

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 281-284

  Telem, Dana A ^a   Majid, Saniea F ^b   Powers, Kinga ^c   DeMaria, Eric ^d   Morton, John ^e   Jones, Daniel B ^f  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST MICHAEL S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA TECH CARILION SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Maryview Medical Center   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation; ASMBS, MBSAQIP; Bariatric surgery; Care maps; Clinical care paths; Pathways; Quality; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT;

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CLINICAL PATHWAY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PATIENT SAFETY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85007013633     PISSN: 15507289     EISSN: 18787533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.08.002     Document Type: Article

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