Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism Outcomes Measure. Issue 3 (March 2015)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism Outcomes Measure. Issue 3 (March 2015)
- Main Title:
- Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism Outcomes Measure
- Authors:
- Chung, Jeanette W.
Ju, Mila H.
Kinnier, Christine V.
Sohn, Min-Woong
Bilimoria, Karl Y. - Abstract:
- <abstract abstract-type="PRECIS"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Patient Safety Indicator 12 <italic>Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism</italic> (VTE) does not accurately reflect true hospital quality because (1) current measure specifications preclude excluding nonclinically significant VTE from the measure numerator, and (2) not all patients in the measure denominator are at risk of VTE diagnosis.</p> </abstract>
- Is Part Of:
- Annals of surgery. Volume 261:Issue 3(2015:Mar.)
- Journal:
- Annals of surgery
- Issue:
- Volume 261:Issue 3(2015:Mar.)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 261, Issue 3 (2015)
- Year:
- 2015
- Volume:
- 261
- Issue:
- 3
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2015-0261-0003-0000
- Page Start:
- Page End:
- Publication Date:
- 2015-03
- Subjects:
- Surgery -- Periodicals
617.005 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.annalsofsurgery.com ↗
http://journals.lww.com ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000850 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0003-4932
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- Legaldeposit
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