The surgeon as a risk factor: Determinants of outcome include technical skill, volume of work, and case mix

BMJ

Volumn 326, Issue 7394, 2003, Pages 832-833

  Carter, David ^a  

^a PPP Foundation   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURGERY; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCIENCE; SKILL; SURGEON; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; RISK FACTORS; SURGERY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0037454365     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.326.7394.832     Document Type: Editorial

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