Clinical indicators and other complications in the recovery room or postanaesthetic care unit

Anaesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1143-1149

  Peskett, M J ^a  

^a GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Complications, postoperative; Outcome assessment; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RECOVERY ROOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0032706730     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1999.01077.x     Document Type: Article

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