Day of surgery cancellations after nurse-led pre-assessment in an elective surgical centre: The first 2 years

Anaesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 692-699

  Rai, M R ^a   Pandit, J J ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia: outpatient; Pre operative assessment

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGEON;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ENGLAND; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT TRANSFER; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0037530244     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03189_3.x     Document Type: Article

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