Using NSQIP Data to Reduce Institutional Postoperative Pneumonia Rates in Non-ICU Patients: A Plan-Do-Study-Act Approach

The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) is a program designed to measure and improve surgical care quality. In 2015, the study institution formed a multidisciplinary team to address the poor adult postoperative pneumonia performance (worst decile).

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - May 17, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Daniel M. Alligood, Daniel Albo, Steffen E. Meiler, Sarah MI. Cartwright, Allen Kelly, Hongyan Xu, Muhammad Saeed Tags: Original Scientific Article Source Type: research