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. 2020 Apr;114(4):613-615.
doi: 10.36660/abc.20200249. Epub 2020 May 29.

How Do We Know a Change is an Improvement? The (Not So) New Scientific Knowledge Every Physician Should Learn, Master and Lead

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Alexandre Siciliano Colafranceschi  1   2   3
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How Do We Know a Change is an Improvement? The (Not So) New Scientific Knowledge Every Physician Should Learn, Master and Lead

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Alexandre Siciliano Colafranceschi. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2020 Apr.
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Figura 1. Gráfico P de morte operatória. Dados obtidos das tabelas 1 e 2 do manuscrito original. A linha média está em verde. Os limites de controle superior e inferior estão em vermelho. Os pontos representam o índice de óbito operatório para o período especificado. Os pontos são conectados em uma linha preta que mostra variação. A morte operatória no período 4 está além do limite superior de controle (como marcado em um círculo vermelho), sugerindo uma causa especial no processo de cuidado nesse período de coleta de dados.
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Figure 1. P chart of operative death. Data obtained from tables 1 and 2 of the original manuscript. Average line is in green. Upper and lower control limits are in red. Dots represents the operative death index for the specified period of time. Dots are connected in a black line that shows variation. Operative death in period 4 is beyond the upper control limit (as marked in a red circle), suggesting a special cause in the process of caring within this period of data collection.
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