Quality and safety in surgical care.
Polk
Hiram C
HC
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA. hcpolk01@louisville.edu
Birkmeyer
John
J
Hunt
David R
DR
Jones
R Scott
RS
Whittemore
Anthony D
AD
Barraclough
Bruce
B
D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D013502:General Surgery / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D008824:Michigan; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States