Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4280364 | The American Journal of Surgery | 2010 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
BackgroundMost studies of surgical quality improvement have been performed in large and/or teaching hospitals; the efficacy of safety and quality efforts in smaller hospitals have not been reported.MethodsFour smaller hospitals joined a collaborative to study process measures through an expanded surgical time-out and some outcomes. The data were collected in real time.ResultsWell-performing hospitals (all 4) improved further but variably. Gynecologic and orthopedic surgeons performed more consistently in most measures than did general surgeons.ConclusionsThese small hospitals readily accepted a time-out–based real-time data collection and with their surgical staff improved in most parameters.
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Authors
James M. Watkins, Motaz Qadan, Chris Battista, Hiram C. Polk Jr,