Decreasing Process Variation in the Care of Carotid Endarterectomy Patients.

Autor: Jordan, Paula, Hadcock, William, Beaulieu, Charles, Kamada, Susan, Vomacka, Judith, Garrett, Dave, Frye, Laurie
Zdroj: Topics in Health Information Management; Nov2001, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p24, 11p
Abstrakt: Proposes a Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Carotid Order Set to standardize the process, drug sequence, and drug choices for postoperative carotid endarterectomy (CE) patients. Analysis of an interdisciplinary approach to outcomes management; Importance of defining key measures on obtaining baseline data on the process for CE; Discussion on the implementation of a standard order set.
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