"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 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2012 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2013 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2014 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 2015 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| 2016 | 20 | 10 | 30 |
| 2017 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 2018 | 6 | 26 | 32 |
| 2019 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| 2020 | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| 2021 | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| 2022 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality Improvement" by people in Profiles.
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Pace D, Mack SJ, Sadacharam K, Lang RS, Burke B, Fishlock K, Berman L. Implementation of a quadratus lumborum regional block protocol with assessment of effectiveness for patients with appendicitis: a quality improvement project. Pediatr Surg Int. 2023 Sep 07; 39(1):267.
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Devlin CA, Smeltzer SC, Yost J. Patient Smoking Status and Postoperative Outcomes: An Integrative Literature Review of Studies Using the ACS NSQIP Data Set. AORN J. 2023 02; 117(2):109-120.
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Carender CN, Glass NA, DeMik DE, Elkins JM, Brown TS, Bedard NA. Projected Prevalence of Obesity in Aseptic Revision Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. Iowa Orthop J. 2023; 43(1):55-62.
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Soliman SS, Flanagan J, Wang YH, Stopper PB, Rolandelli RH, Nemeth ZH. Comparison of Robotic and Laparoscopic Colectomies Using the 2019 ACS NSQIP Database. South Med J. 2022 12; 115(12):887-892.
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Pendola G, Koutsouras GW, Piatt J, Kaufman BA, Sandoval-Garcia C, Drapeau AI. Current state and future direction of quality improvement in pediatric neurosurgery: a survey of pediatric neurosurgeons. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2023 Feb 01; 31(2):186-191.
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Li CJ, Nash DB. The Evolving Curriculum in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety in Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education: A Scoping Review. Am J Med Qual. 2022 Nov-Dec 01; 37(6):545-556.
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Sahai SK, Balonov K, Bentov N, Bierle DMM, Browning LM, Cummings KC, Dougan BM, Maxwell M, Merli GJ, Oprea AD, Sweitzer B, Mauck KF, Urman RD. Preoperative Management of Cardiovascular Medications: A Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI) Consensus Statement. Mayo Clin Proc. 2022 09; 97(9):1734-1751.
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Eid MA, Oliver BJ, Goldwag JL, Gray PJ, Shaw RD, Henkin JR, Wilson MZ, Ivatury SJ. Reducing New Ileostomy Readmissions in a Rural Health Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Dis Colon Rectum. 2022 07 01; 65(7):928-935.
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Burdick TE, Moran DS, Oliver BJ, Eilertsen A, Raymond J, Hort S, Bartels SJ. Transitional Care Management Quality Improvement Methods That Reduced Readmissions in a Rural, Primary Care System. J Am Board Fam Med. 2022 May-Jun; 35(3):537-547.
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Doorey AJ, Turi ZG, Lazzara EH, Casey M, Kolm P, Garratt KN, Weintraub WS. Safety gaps in medical team communication: Closing the loop on quality improvement efforts in the cardiac catheterization lab. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 06; 99(7):1953-1962.