Not exact matches
The study analyzed
data regarding
surgical outcomes — complications, serious complications, and mortality — in over 345,000 patients treated between 2009 and 2013 at academic hospitals throughout the United States.
The program employs prospective, peer - controlled, validated clinical
data collection to quantify 30 - day
surgical outcomes and allows comparisons of
outcomes among all participating hospitals.
These
data remind us that there are still patients, who fortunately very rarely, can develop life threatening complications following surgery and we still need to find
surgical approaches that takes away these risks whilst retaining a successful
outcome for patients.»
«ACS NSQIP
data is more accurate than administrative
data for
surgical patients
outcomes.»
• Establish and monitor patient care standards and make recommendations for plausible changes within the system • Design educational programs for patients and their families and assist nursing staff in implementing these programs • Develop and implement interdisciplinary plans of care for complex and / or high risk patients • Provide feedback to physicians and other healthcare professionals to assist them in handling the needs of each individual patient • Perform clinical evaluations and make clinical judgements to resolve complex nursing issues • Serve as a clinical expert in delivery of perioperative care and assist in the provision of
surgical care • Decide where and how to allocate nursing staff and associated resources • Assess patients to determine their conditions and develop and implement specialized treatment plans • Analyze patient
data and
outcomes and write correlating reports