Implementation and evaluation of guidelines for preoperative testing in a tertiary hospital

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 326-330

  Greer, A E ^a   Irwin, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

ANAESTHESIA: preoperative; Guidelines; Investigations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SCREENING TEST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; ANESTHESIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANESTHESIA; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 0035986128     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0203000310     Document Type: Article

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