Description of local adaptation of national guidelines and of active feedback for rationalising preoperative screening in patients at low risk from anaesthetics in a French university hospital

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-11

  Saint Martin, E Capdenat ^a   Michel, P ^a   Raymond, J M ^a   Iskandar, H ^c   Chevalier, C ^b   Petitpierre, M N ^b   Daubech, L ^b   Amouretti, M ^a   Maurette, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Department of Anaesthesiology III ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Medical audit; Preoperative tests

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW;

ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ANESTHETICS; COST SAVINGS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FRANCE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 0031918504     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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