Improving quality of care in peptic ulcer bleeding: nationwide cohort study of 13,498 consecutive patients in the Danish Clinical Register of Emergency Surgery

Steffen J Rosenstock, Morten H Møller, Heidi Jeanet Larsson, Søren Paaske Johnsen, Anders Husted Madsen, Jørgen Bendix, Sven Adamsen, Anders Jensen, Erik Zimmermann-Nielsen, Ann-Sophie Nielsen, Finn Kallehave, Dorthe Oxholm, Mona Skarbye, Line R Jølving, Henrik S Jørgensen, Ove B. Schaffalitzky de Muckadell, Reimar W. Thomsen

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Abstract

The treatment of peptic ulcer bleeding (PUB) is complex, and mortality remains high. We present results from a nationwide initiative to monitor and improve the quality of care (QOC) in PUB.
Original languageEnglish
JournalThe American journal of gastroenterology
Volume108
Issue number9
Pages (from-to)1449-57
Number of pages9
ISSN0002-9270
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2013

Keywords

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Denmark
  • Duodenal Ulcer
  • Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
  • Female
  • Health Care Surveys
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage
  • Prognosis
  • Prospective Studies
  • Quality Improvement
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Risk
  • Stomach Ulcer
  • Treatment Outcome

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