Systematic review of the quality of surgical mortality monitoring

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 527-532

  Russell, E M ^a   Bruce, J ^a   Krukowski, Z H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MONITORING; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; UNITED KINGDOM; VASCULAR SURGERY;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0038630914     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4126     Document Type: Review

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