Safety of intracranial aneurysm surgery performed in a postgraduate training program: Implications for training

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 616-621

  Woodrow, Sarah I ^a   Bernstein, Mark ^a   Wallace, M Christopher ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Patient safety; Resident education; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM CLIP; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTING ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; EDUCATION; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; STANDARD; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT SELECTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18744378024     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.4.0616     Document Type: Article

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