Preparation of patients for anaesthesia - Achieving quality care

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 99-105

  Lau, L ^a   Jan, G ^a   Chan, T F ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Fasting; Premedication; Preoperative care; Risk

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET RESTRICTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FASTING; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0036220512     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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