Patients' experiences of day surgery - An approach to quality control

Ambulatory Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-34

  Kangas Saarela, T ^a   Ohukainen, J ^a   Koivuranta, M ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ambulatory anaesthesia; Nausea; Pain; Patient satisfaction; Quality control; Say surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; VOMITING;

EID: 0032890460     PISSN: 09666532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6532(98)00050-X     Document Type: Article

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