An approach to quality management in anaesthesia: A focus on perioperative care and outcome

European Journal of Anaesthesiology, Supplement

Volumn 18, Issue 23, 2001, Pages 4-9

  Dahmen, K G ^a   Albrecht, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health care economics and organizations, cost and cost analysis, economic competition, risk management; Patient care team; Patient care, intraoperative care, perioperative care; Professional, education; Quality assurance, health care, education, medical, continuing; Quality of health care, outcome assessment, process assessment

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY CONTROL; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; GERMANY; HUMAN; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERIOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0035675904     PISSN: 09521941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2346.2001.00003.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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