Composite quality measures of abdominal surgery at a population level: systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measurement of surgical quality at a population level is challenging. Composite quality measures derived from administrative and clinical information systems could support system-wide surgical quality improvement by providing a simple metric that can be evaluated over time. The aim of this systematic review was to identify published studies of composite measures used to assess the overall quality of abdominal surgical services at a hospital or population level.

Methods

A search was conducted in PubMed and MEDLINE for references describing measurement instruments evaluating the overall quality of abdominal surgery. Instruments combining multiple process and quality indicators into a single composite quality score were included. The identified instruments were descr

SUBMITTER: Rajesh J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10627522 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature