Revisiting Nursing’s Effect on Surgical Quality and Cost

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• Personal Author:
  Friese CR ; Ghaferi AA
• Description:
  Improvements in surgical safety remain an important focus of hospitals and clinicians. With nearly 100 000 patients dying per year in the United States after undergoing elective surgery and mortality rates varying from 2-fold to 10-fold across hospitals, excess surgical mortality qualifies as a significant public health problem. Unfortunately, the precise means to improve surgical safety remain elusive. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Mortality Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Medical Facilities Mortality Rates Nursing Public Health Surgery
• ISSN:
  2168-6254
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  151
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051209
• Citation:
  JAMA Surg 2016 Jun; 151(6):536-537
• Contact Point Address:
  Amir A.Ghaferi, MD, MS, Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, 2800 Plymouth Rd, NCRC B016/Room140-E, AnnArbor, MI 48109
• Email:
  aghaferi@umich.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  University of Michigan
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20140701
• Source Full Name:
  JAMA Surgery
• End Date:
  20180630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211290/cdc_211290_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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