title: Development of a surgical case review system.
abstract: Quality assurance professionals at Wayne County (Pennsylvania) Memorial Hospital have successfully implemented a surgical case review system for evaluating all inpatient surgical and same-day surgical procedures (including those where no tissue is removed) as well as post-hospitalization infections or complications that may signal unusual events or potential risk factors. The occurrence of such an event triggers a review of the case. Physician members of a surgical case review committee review and evaluate the surgical procedure in such cases and take immediate action to resolve quality of care issues.
authors.affiliation: Wayne County Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA 18431.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012308:Risk Management; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection