@article{JTD16667,
author = {Florencio Quero Valenzuela and Inmaculada Piedra Fernández and Maria Del Carmen Martínez Cirre and Abel Sánchez-Palencia and Antonio Cueto Ladrón de Guevara},
title = {Impact of major video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery on care quality},
journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
volume = {9},
number = {11},
year = {2017},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of a program of major video-assisted surgery on care quality in a Unit of Thoracic Surgery.
Methods: A descriptive comparative study was conducted of 793 major thoracic procedures performed between 2009 and 2012. Quality indicators and hospital performance before [2009–2010] and after (2011 and 2012) the implementation of the program.
Results: The incidence of surgical complications decreased significantly from 6.32%/7.88% (2009/2010, respectively) to 1.87%/1.67% (2011/2012, respectively) [95% CI for 7.08% (4.20–9.96%); 95% CI for 1.76% (0.44–3.08%) P},
issn = {2077-6624}, url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/16667}
}