Mapping changes in surgical mortality over 9 years by peer review audit

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1449-1452

  Thompson, A M ^a,c   Ashraf, Z ^b   Burton, H ^c   Stonebridge, P A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANESTHESIST; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ERROR; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PEER REVIEW; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ANESTHESIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; PEER REVIEW; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCOTLAND; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 27544497963     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5082     Document Type: Review

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