Open AccessSystems Approaches to Surgical Quality and Safety
Author(s) -
Charles Vincent,
Krishna Moorthy,
Sudip K. Sarker,
Avril Chang,
Ara Darzi
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000118753.22830.41
Subject(s) - medicine , quality (philosophy) , patient safety , health care , psychological intervention , salient , outcome (game theory) , operating theater , nursing , surgery , philosophy , mathematics , mathematical economics , epistemology , artificial intelligence , computer science , economics , economic growth
This approach provides the basis of our research program, which aims to expand operative assessment beyond patient factors and the technical skills of the surgeon; to extend assessment of surgical skills beyond bench models to the operating theater; to provide a basis for assessing interventions; and to provide a deeper understanding of surgical outcomes.