A regional quality improvement effort to increase beta blocker administration before vascular surgery.

Goodney, Philip P

A regional quality improvement effort to increase beta blocker administration before vascular surgery. [electronic resource] - Journal of vascular surgery May 2011 - 1316-1328.e1; discussion 1327-8 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

1097-6809

10.1016/j.jvs.2010.10.131 doi


Adrenergic beta-Antagonists--administration & dosage
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Chi-Square Distribution
Drug Administration Schedule
Drug Utilization
Drug Utilization Review
Evidence-Based Medicine
Female
Guideline Adherence
Heart Rate--drug effects
Hospital Planning
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction--etiology
New England
Odds Ratio
Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
Preoperative Care
Program Evaluation
Prospective Studies
Quality Improvement
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Surgical Procedures--adverse effects