Key result
Quality improvement programs reduce surgical morbidity and mortality but current measures require refinement.
Why the study?
Quality improvement programs have improved morbidity and mortality but require refinement to better assess specialty surgeries and address potential flaws in quality measures.
Design
Review of quality improvement programs in surgery
Authors
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Supports cautious QI adoption in colorectal surgery; leaves open refinement of specialty-specific metrics.
Discusses the current state, challenges, and future directions of surgical quality improvement programs in the United States.
Fia Yi (2014) conducted a review in Quality improvement in surgery. Quality improvement programs was evaluated. Quality improvement programs decrease surgical morbidity and mortality, though current measures require refinement to address database flaws and relevance to specialty surgeries.
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