Quality and safety in neurosurgery /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: Guillaume, Daniel J.; Hunt, Matthew A.
Published: Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier,
Publisher Address: San Diego :
Publication Dates: [2018]
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128128985
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (316 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780128128992
0128128992
Index Number: RD593
CLC: R651
Contents: The many perspectives of quality and safety in neurosurgery -- The history and future of quality and safety neurosurgery -- Clinical research in quality improvement : complementary approaches to improving neurosurgical practice -- The role of clinical registries in health care -- Measuring value of health in care : the important and challenges of measuring true cost -- Teams, competence, and safety in surgery -- Evidence-based practice of neurosurgery : implications for quality and safety -- The physician handoff and its role in quality and safety -- Improving operating room safety -- Using multicenter clinical registries to improve outcomes -- Improving efficiency and mapping surgical procedures using lean methods -- Quality efforts for reducing mortality in neurosurgery -- Reducing readmissions -- Improving outcomes : big data and predictive analytics -- Improving performance by improving education -- Improving outcomes with subspecialization and regionalization -- Quality of care and outcomes in pediatric neurosurgery : incorporating evidence-based practice -- Eliminating unnecessary diagnostic imaging and labs -- Creating national practice standard through collaboration -- Use of risk model for assessment of resident perception of surgical complexity and evaluation of procedural competence -- Use of physical education and nutrition program to improve outcomes.