ReviewSurgery (Oxford, Oxfordshire)2020
Evaluating quality in clinical care.
Review in Surgery (Oxford, Oxfordshire), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
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Who cites it
3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Healthcare accessibility and financial risks for unmet health needs of the older adult population in the republic of Serbia.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Exploring factors impacting patient decisions in hemorrhoid surgery: A questionnaire survey in Taiwan.Surgery open science · 2024Article
- Large differences in the organization of palliative care in nursing homes in six European countries: findings from the PACE cross-sectional study.BMC palliative care · 2021Article
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2 authors.
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Abstract
Defining and maintaining quality is essential to surgical practice. It is only through structured approaches to assessing outcomes that we can ensure that optimal care is delivered. This article will define quality in healthcare and discuss assessment models with reference to pertinent surgical literature. National initiatives are discussed with a critical appraisal of their role and effectiveness. We discuss the aim of quality improvement initiatives and comment on reporting of outcomes. The difficult question of how to maintain quality during a crisis, such as an infectious disease pandemic, is addressed.
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