The value of a mortality-scoring system in the quality control of patients undergoing abdominal aortic surgery

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 523-526

  Vrancken Peeters, M P F M ^a   Kappetein, A P ^a   Lardenoye, J H P ^a   Breslau, P J ^a  

^a Red Cross Hospital Den Haag   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic surgery; Necropsy; Quality control; Surgical audit

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; AORTA OCCLUSION; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

EID: 0033375711     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.1999.0942     Document Type: Article

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