"Quality Improvement" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The attainment or process of attaining a new level of performance or quality.
| Descriptor ID |
D058996
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| MeSH Number(s) |
J01.293.754 N04.761.744
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| Concept/Terms |
Quality Improvement- Quality Improvement
- Improvement, Quality
- Improvements, Quality
- Quality Improvements
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Quality Improvement" by people in this website by year, and whether "Quality Improvement" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2012 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2013 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| 2014 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 2015 | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| 2016 | 24 | 11 | 35 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2018 | 10 | 26 | 36 |
| 2019 | 13 | 19 | 32 |
| 2020 | 21 | 14 | 35 |
| 2021 | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality Improvement" by people in Profiles.
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Uramatsu M, Andoh Y, Kojima T, Mishima S, Takahashi M, Uchida K, Wada J, Oto T, Ishikawa T, Barach P, Fujisawa Y. Five-year analysis of hospital complaints at a Japanese tertiary teaching hospital. Int J Qual Health Care. 2024 Dec 27; 36(4).
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Fall F, Pace D, Brothers J, Jaszczyszyn D, Gong J, Purohit M, Sadacharam K, Lang RS, Berman L, Lin C, Reichard K. Utilization of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol in pediatric laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a quality improvement project. Pediatr Surg Int. 2024 Nov 07; 40(1):297.
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Bourque SL, Murthy K, Grover TR, Berman L, Riddle S. Cutting into the NICU: Improvements in Outcomes for Neonates with Surgical Conditions. Neoreviews. 2024 Oct 01; 25(10):e634-e647.
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Rachwal C, Smith-Parrish M, Rofeberg V, Graber K, Smith-Freedman D, Millman MS, Garafalo M, Almeida-Santos S, Panaccione M, Sorensen A, Stuzynski S, Horn K, Ubertini G, Peruti S, Butler SC. Simulation Training to Increase Holding of Fragile Infants in Cardiac Intensive Care Units. Am J Crit Care. 2024 Sep 01; 33(5):338-346.
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Shim EH, Ghodasara SK, Roskam JS, Gaccione AG, DiFazio LT, Lombardo G, Nemeth ZH. Effects of COVID-19 Status on Hip Fracture Surgical Outcomes: An ACS NSQIP Study. J Trauma Nurs. 2024 May-Jun 01; 31(3):123-128.
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Mingo SR, Wolf ZR. Academic program enhancement supporting the success of undergraduate nursing students and graduates. J Prof Nurs. 2024 Jul-Aug; 53:8-15.
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Simhal RK, Wang KR, Purcell C, Shah YB, Chung PH. Perioperative risk predictors for gender affirming surgery in the NSQIP database. Can J Urol. 2024 Apr; 31(2):11826-11833.
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Iroz CB, Ramaswamy R, Bhutta ZA, Barach P. Quality improvement in public-private partnerships in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Mar 13; 24(1):332.
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van der Wees PJ, Balog EJ, Irrgang JJ, Zeleznik H, McDonald PL, Harwood KJ. Using feedback on patient health outcomes to improve orthopaedic physical therapist practice: a quality improvement study. BMJ Open Qual. 2024 03 01; 13(1).
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Edgar L, Hogan SO, Yamazaki K, Nasca TJ, Holmboe ES. Systems-Based Practice 20 Years On: Navigating the System for Better Care. Acad Med. 2024 Apr 01; 99(4):351-356.