It is difficult to measure the quality of surgical care, but the length of hospital stay is an important variable;Svårt mäta resultat och kvalitet i kirurgi men vårdtiden är en viktig variabel

Lakartidningen

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 184-189

  Nyström, Per Olof ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECORDING; SOCIAL ASPECT; STANDARD; SURGICAL INJURY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WARD;

HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; REOPERATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0442324750     PISSN: 00237205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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