Quality counts: Auditing day-surgery services

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 73-77

  Feasey, Sue ^a  

^a MILTON KEYNES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical audit; Day case surgery; Family; Information; Quality; Support; Telephone

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; PARENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING AUDIT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034211269     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136749350000400206     Document Type: Article

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