An audit of the effectiveness of posperative radiographs - Do they make a difference?

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 331-334

  Bali, N ^a   Lopes, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Injury; Postoperative; Radiograph

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COST CONTROL; FACE FRACTURE; FACE SURGERY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MAXILLA FRACTURE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NOSE FRACTURE; OPEN REDUCTION; OPERATING ROOM; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZYGOMA ARCH FRACTURE; ECONOMICS; FACIAL BONE; INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; SKULL FRACTURE; STANDARD;

FACIAL BONES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042597719     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2004.03.003     Document Type: Article

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