Cusum analysis of trends in operative selection and conversion rates for laparoscopic cholecystectomy

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 453-456

  Bartlett, Adam ^a   Parry, Bryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Continuing education; Health care; Human; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Learning curve; Quality assurance; Quality control; Statistical models

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034837778     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.2001.02163.x     Document Type: Article

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