Risk evaluation in German clinics. Results of a survey;Zum Stand der Risikoevaluation an Kliniken in Deutschland: Ergebnisse einer Umfrage

Chirurg

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1205-1212

  Wolters, U ^a,d   Bollschweiler, E ^a   Ekkernkamp, A ^b,c   Holscher A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b Krankhs Berlin Marzahn mit B   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^d St Katharinen Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

National comparison; Postoperative complications; Risk evaluation; Surgical units

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GERMANY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGERY;

GERMANY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0346674018     PISSN: 00094722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00104-002-0552-z     Document Type: Article

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