Association between surgeon seniority and outcome in intracranial aneurysm surgery

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 124-129

  Cunningham, E J ^a   Debar, S ^a   Bell, B A ^a  

^a ATKINSON MORLEY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aneurysm surgery; Subarachnoid haemorrhage; Surgical training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ANEURYSM CLIP; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM RUPTURE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VASOSPASM;

EID: 0038548599     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268869031000108963     Document Type: Review

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