Value of small sample sizes in rapid-cycle quality improvement projects

BMJ Qual Saf. 2016 Mar;25(3):202-6. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-005094. Epub 2015 Dec 30.

Authors

E Etchells¹, M Ho², K G Shojania¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Postgraduate Training Program in Internal Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

PMID: 26717989
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-005094

No abstract available

Keywords: Patient safety; Quality improvement; Quality improvement methodologies.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration*
Female
Humans
Male
Quality Assurance, Health Care*
Quality Improvement / standards*
Sample Size*