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Use of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program in Orthopaedic Surgery | Synapse

April 4, 2014Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research251 citations

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Use of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program in Orthopaedic Surgery

CMCesar S. MolinaVanderbilt University Medical Center RTRachel V. ThakoreSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago ABAlexandra Blumer

Structured PICO

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Intervention

ACS NSQIP database

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Outcome

Evaluating current trends of adverse events

The ACS NSQIP database requires orthopaedic-specific variables to improve the quality of adverse event evaluations in the specialty.

Abstract

The ACS NSQIP database allows for evaluating current trends of adverse events in selected surgical specialties. However, variables specific to orthopaedic surgery, such as open versus closed injury, are needed to improve the quality of the results.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d74dfb8e958094d1b8ab33 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-014-3597-7

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