Do we practice evidence based medicine with regard to drain usage in knee arthroplasty? Results of a questionnaire of BASK members

Knee

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 385-387

  Canty, S J ^a,b   Shepard, G J ^a   Ryan, W G ^a   Banks, A J ^a  

^a ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty replacement knee; Clinical governance; Drainage; Evidence based medicine

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PATHWAY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

EID: 0242391225     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0160(03)00037-1     Document Type: Short Survey

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