Accreditation in transoesophageal echocardiography: Statement from the association of cardiothoracic anaesthetists and the British society of echocardiography joint TOE accreditation committee

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 469-472

  Swanevelder, Justiaan ^a   Chin, D ^a   Kneeshaw, J ^b   Chambers, J ^c   Bennett, S ^d   Smith, D ^e   Nihoyannopoulos, P ^f  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ANESTHESIST; ARTIFACT; CERTIFICATION; COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0141962429     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeg202     Document Type: Editorial

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