Survival curves to support quality improvement in hospitals with excess 30-day mortality after acute myocardial infarction, cerebral stroke and hip fracture: a before-after study

Conclusions
Survival curves as a supplement to 30D may be useful for identifying suboptimal care in the clinical pathway, and thus informing design of quality improvement projects.

Source: BMJ Open - March 25, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Kristoffersen, D. T., Helgeland, J., Waage, H. P., Thalamus, J., Clemens, D., Lindman, A. S., Rygh, L. H., Tjomsland, O. Tags: Open access, Health services research, Research methods Source Type: research