Complications of a general surgery service: Incidence and reporting

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 113-117

  Wanzel, Kyle R ^a   Jamieson, Christopher G ^a   Bohnen, John M A ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RECORD; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

DATA COLLECTION; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MORBIDITY; ONTARIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034036870     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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