Internal comparative audit in a thoracic surgery unit using the physiological and operative severity score for the enumeration of mortality and morbidity (POSSUM)

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 924-928

  Brunelli, A ^a,b   Fianchini, A ^a   Al Refai, M ^a   Gesuita, R ^a   Carle, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Audit; Morbidity; Scoring system; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGERY; THORAX SURGERY;

HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; STATISTICS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0034990373     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)00682-0     Document Type: Article

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